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The Saratoga Wine Exchange |
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Allegrini Wine |
Italian Wine, Valpolicella |
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About Allegrini Vineyard and
Winery
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At Allegrini Winery, our respect for the raw materials is the driving force behind our production. This credo allows us to express the grapes full potential in each wine we make. So, even in the simplest, most easy-drinking of our wines, Valpolicella Classico, one can sense the substance and richness of each of its three classic grape varieties: Corvina, Rondinella and Molinara.
Versatility is one of the main merits of our Palazzo Della Torre. This Cru is noted for its fullness and its abundance of aroma, appropriate attributes for a thoroughbred red wine such as this. A unique production technique highlights the grapes original characteristics. We have actually improved upon the traditional Ripasso method, where the wine is repassed over the pomace of the partially dried grapes that are used to make Amarone. We now add whole, partially dried grapes of the same variety, which truly enrich the wine, as opposed to the spent and barely effective grape skins normally used. Another great challenge for Allegrini Winery has been to prove that the Corvina and Rondinella grape varieties (the most important grapes in the Valpolicella blend) can be used to make a local wine of international value without resorting to grape drying methods.
This is how we developed La Grola, a Cru made from a selection of Corvina and Rondinella. This was the first viticultural step toward giving a red Veronese wine a strong and precise character. With our La Poja, made from 100% Corvina grapes, we have extracted a wine of extreme character, an exemplary, exuberant and vividly Veronese red wine. This is a wine that perfectly combines strength, elegance and richness of aroma.
With La Poja, treated with pureness, the Allegrini Company extracts an ultimate wine, a typical Veronese red, alive and exuberant, capable of combining strength and elegance and enhancing the fragrances richness.
Our Amarone and Recioto Giovanni Allegrini follow. Amarone is history, passion and ingenuity. The Valpolicella has always nurtured this wine identity as a vigorous, deep, rich and mature red. Over time, we at Allegrini have altered this wine characteristics, overseeing the grape drying process with care and understanding while profoundly improving methods and techniques in order to produce a wine which is both traditional and innovative. Recioto Giovanni Allegrini is a new interpretation of the Valpolicella oldest and most representative wine. This is a wine with a round sweetness and bold, irresistible balance. |
| Allegrini Winery Valpolicella Classico |
| Allegrini Valpolicella Classico: A red, fruity, medium bodied wine which should be drunk young. Known and respected by the Romans, who, according to historical documents of the time, had a particular taste for Rhetico. |
| Allegrini Winery Palazzo della Torre |
| Allegrini Palazzo Della Torre: A smooth full bodied cru. The techniques used for this particular year production were completely innovative and untraditional. 70% of the grapes picked from the Podere Palazzo della Torre are vinified immediately. The remaining 30% are left to dry until the end of December when they are vinified and then refermented with the wine from the fresh grapes. |
| Allegrini Winery La Grola |
| Allegrini La Grola: A full bodied, intense and elegant red wine. This wine is made from grapes from one of the most noble and prestigious vineyards in the Valpolicella Classico area. Its particular microclimatic conditions give the wine certain unique characteristics. The wine produced from this Podere exemplifies Allegrini wines. |
| Allegrini Winery La Poja |
| Allegrini La Poja: A full bodied, intense and elegant red wine. It is a 100% Corvina Veronese grown in the eponymous vineyard. The 2.65 hectares are to be found at the top of the historic and prestigious La Grola Podere. Planting was planned with the intention of producing a completely original wine. The vine chosen was considered to be the most worthy because, according to an old legend, it was said to originate from that particular hill. The unique geographic and pedoclimatic conditions of this piece of land (16.78% active chalk) combined with a revolutionary system of programmed planting (aiming for a maximum production of 50 hl per hectare) succeed in bringing out the full potential of this wine. It is the first time in Valpolicella that the Corvina Veronese has been vinified as a varietal wine. The inspiration behind this lies with Giovanni Allegrini and stemmed from his passionate belief in the land he lived on. |
| Allegrini Winery Amarone |
| Allegrini Amarone: A red wine of some importance. It is full bodied, intense and elegant. The name Amarone comes from the eighteenth century when the producer had to identify wines made from dried grapes like Recioto but with completely different organoleptic characteristics. |
| Allegrini Winery Giovanni Allegrini |
| Allegrini giovanni Allegrini: The name of the Company founder, Giovanni Allegrini, has been given to this red dessert wine made, using entirely new techniques, from selected and dried Valpolicella grapes. Changes have been introduced in the maturing and ageing of the wine after fermentation. The wine is transferred into small French oak barriques where, after completion of the fermentation, it is settled and matured for a total period of 14 months. During this period the aromatic richness of the wine is greatly enhanced and a high degree of complexity and elegance achieved. |
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