A knock-out effort, the 2004 Ripasso Valpolicella reveals amazing intensity for the price as well as loads of berry fruit intermixed with aromas of walnuts, tobacco leaf, and tar. Medium-bodied with surprising depth, character, and soul, it should be drunk over the next 1-2 years.A Leonardo LoCascio Selection, Winebow, Montvale, NJ; tel. (201) 445-0620; fax (201) 445-9868.