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Casa Vinicola Sartori
Sartori's export label from Negrar: a Corvina-led Valpolicella Superiore at 12.5%, under screw cap, with plum, cassis and herbs and soft tannin. An easy midweek red from a house founded in 1898. £13.72 at Great Wines Direct.
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A Corvina-led red from Sartori, a house in Negrar founded in 1898. It is 12.5%, under screw cap, with plum, cassis and herb notes: a light, soft, fruit-first Valpolicella.
Plum and cassis first, then a sour red-cherry note and a herby edge. That sour-cherry lift is typical Corvina, the backbone grape of Valpolicella. A touch of vanilla shows too, though no oak ageing is claimed.
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VanillaMedium to full bodied with supple tannin, though at 12.5%, lighter than the 13.5% of the 2021, expect the lighter end of that. Corvina's acidity keeps it fresh. There is no dried-grape richness here, because this is the plain Superiore from Sartori's Negrar cellar, not a Ripasso.
A lingering finish, on plum and a faint bitter-cherry note. Screw cap, so it opens fresh and keeps a few days in the fridge.
A simple, well-made midweek Valpolicella from Sartori, a house founded in Negrar in 1898. The 2022 is the best of its years. Drink now to 2027 with tomato-sauced pasta.
The 2022 is £13.72 at Great Wines Direct.
High for everyday drinking and beginners at 12.5% and £13.72, low for the cellar and for special occasions. A Tuesday-night pasta red.
Under £14, light in alcohol and screw-capped, it is built for a weeknight pasta.
12.5%, soft tannin, plum fruit and a screw cap: about as easy as Italian red gets.
Bright Corvina acidity and soft tannin make it a table red for tomato, cheese and roast chicken, though it is too light for steak.
£13.72 is the cheapest Valpolicella Superiore we track; the next starts at £17.25, and Nicolas charged £19.70 for the 2021. Cheap for the category: fair value rather than a steal.
A big-house export label at £13.72 with no oak claimed and no single-vineyard story; save the occasion for Sartori's Amarone.
No oak ageing is claimed and the youngest 2022 is the year drinkers like best; drink within three years of the harvest.
Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our Wine Fit Score methodology.
A compact view of what the Valpolicella denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.
The 2022 is 12.5% against 13.5% for the 2021, so it is the fresher, lighter year. Drink it now to 2027; Superiore rules mean it had a year's ageing before release.
Great Wines Direct lists the 2022 at 12.5%, lighter than the 13.5% Nicolas quotes for the 2021, so this is the fresher, lighter year. Drink now to 2027; Superiore rules mean it had a year's ageing before release.
Great Wines Direct lists the 2022 at 12.5%, lighter than the 13.5% Nicolas quotes for the 2021, so this is the fresher, lighter year. Drink now to 2027; Superiore rules mean it had a year's ageing before release.
Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.
Valpolicella DOC allows 12 tonnes of grapes a hectare and Sartori makes this label for export, screw-capped, with no oak ageing claimed. That is why a Superiore costs £13.72 rather than £20.
Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.
Valpolicella is in the DOC tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.
Valpolicella falls within Veneto, covering Verona: 19 communes from the Classico valleys through Valpantena to the Illasi hills. The denomination is further divided into 2 sub-zones.
Wine route
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Open the driveProducer: Casa Vinicola Sartori, Negrar.
Wine routes in the zone: Valpolicella Classico Loop, Strada del Vino Soave.
Sartori, a Negrar house founded in 1898 and now part of the Collis group, makes Arco dei Giovi for export markets. No oak ageing is claimed and a screw cap costs less than cork, which is how a Superiore lands at £13.72.
The Superiore tag means the wine must reach 12% and rest a year before sale, so it costs a little more to make than a basic Valpolicella. This 2022 is 12.5%.
Valpolicella DOC allows 12 tonnes of grapes per hectare, half as much again as Barolo, so each vine gives more wine and the grape cost per bottle stays low.
On £13.72, VAT is £2.29 and duty on a 12.5% wine is roughly £2.80, so about £5 of the price goes to HMRC before Great Wines Direct takes a margin.
Dishes that go with this wine
Corvina's sour-cherry acidity is made for tomato. Ragu, lasagne, pasta alla Norma and pizza are the natural home for a 12.5% Valpolicella with soft tannin.
Corvina's sour-cherry acidity sits at the same level as a tomato sauce, so neither tastes sharp next to the other. The soft tannin does not fight the cheese. This is the job a 12.5% Valpolicella was made for.
Try with: Ragu alla bolognese · Lasagna · Pasta alla Norma · Pizza Margherita · More pairings →
Fried breadcrumbs and melted cheese need acidity to cut them, and this wine has it without heavy tannin. A light Valpolicella refreshes the mouth where a big oaked red would sit heavy.
Try with: Cotoletta alla Milanese · Eggplant parmesan · Cotoletta alla bolognese · More pairings →
The herby edge picks up rosemary, sage and fennel in a roast. Plum fruit and soft tannin suit pork and rabbit better than a tannic red would.
Try with: Porchetta · Coniglio alla ligure · Arrosticini · More pairings →
A light, 12.5% red matches the weight of chicken or pork without burying it. Serve it a little cool and it does the job a rosé does in summer.
Try with: Roast chicken · Roast pork · Roast Duck · More pairings →
Salt in salami or a medium hard cheese makes the plum fruit taste riper and softens what little tannin there is. Keep the cheese mild: a strong blue would flatten this wine.
Try with: Lucanica · Gnocco fritto · Red Leicester · More pairings →
A 12.5% red with soft tannin gets lost under a huge steak; that wants an Amarone or a Chianti Classico. Hot chilli exaggerates the sour cherry, and a sweet pudding makes the wine taste thin and sour.
Skip with: Fiorentina steak · Chicken madras · Sticky Toffee Pudding · Crispy chilli beef · Pairing guide →
Nothing to gain from keeping it. Drinkers like the 2022 better than any older year, which fits a wine built on fresh plum fruit, with no oak ageing claimed. Two to three years from the harvest is the window.
For the main offer above.
A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.
Aim for the cooler end on a warm day; warmer end opens up more aromatics.
No oak ageing is claimed and the youngest 2022 is the year drinkers like best; drink within three years of the harvest.
£13.72 for a 75cl bottle of the 2022, at Great Wines Direct, is the best price we track, and we have no signal of further discounting.
Read directly from each retailer’s public product page several times a week. Last refresh: 6 Nov 2026, 05:14 BST. We do not hold stock and we do not accept payment for placement.
Confidence · HighA style read drawn from the grape and the appellation, not from this exact bottle. We mark these notes openly so you know what you are reading.
Confidence · MediumFrom the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.
Confidence · HighOur reading of the price, from how this wine is made, the rules of its appellation, UK duty and VAT and the price shops charge for it today. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.
Confidence · MediumThe drinking years for the main offer apply to its 2022 vintage. Treat them as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.
Confidence · MediumSartori di Verona, a family house founded in Negrar in 1898 and now part of the Collis Heritage group. Sartori does not list Arco dei Giovi on its own website; it is sold through importers abroad, including the UK.
Corvina leads, with Rondinella, the classic Valpolicella pairing. Some merchants also list Corvinone and Croatina. Corvina brings the sour-cherry fruit and the fresh acidity.
The wine must reach at least 12% alcohol and rest for a year before release under the Valpolicella DOC rules. It is not a Ripasso and not an Amarone: it is the light, fresh style with a little more weight.
£13.72 for the 2022 at Great Wines Direct, the one UK stockist we track.
A decent, easy midweek red rather than a special one, and the 2022 is the best of its years. Expect plum, cassis and herb notes with soft tannin.
Tomato-based pasta, lasagne, pizza and breaded cutlets. Its sour-cherry acidity and soft tannin suit tomato and cheese, but a 12.5% red gets lost under a big steak.
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