The 2019 Valpolicella Classico Superiore pulls you to the earth with its smoky mix of peppery herbs, flowery undergrowth and crushed wild berries. It's silky-smooth with an enveloping wave of mineral-tinged raspberry that gives way to a captivating air of lavender and violets. This leaves the palate refreshed through the long yet lifted finale. The 2019 is, yet again, another killer Valpolicella from Tenuta Santa Maria.