Tommasi - Rafael Valpolicella Classico Superiore (750ml)

Its bright cherry fruit made a particularly appealing match with a fancified Welsh rabbit made with sharp Cheddar, chicken, broccoli, green peppers and onions. Very dark garnet. Characteristic Valpolicella dried-cherry flavor with a not-so-characteristic edge of smoke and grilled meat. A load of cherries on the palate, a mix of dried and red Maraschino, bold and fresh; there's a core of mouth-watering acidity, but it stays in the background behind all the bright cherry fruit. Tart dried cherries and a whiff of smoke linger in a long finish. Intriguing but a bit offbeat, on the fruit-forward side for a Valpolicella.