2018 | Allegrini | Amarone della Valpolicella Classico

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Red Wine: 2018 | Allegrini | Amarone della Valpolicella Classico

It has imposing structure and depth, as much in its aromas of mature fruit and spices, as on the palate, where the alcohol is sustained by the right degree of acidity and refined tannins.

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Producer: Allegrini

Ratings: WS | 94 JS | 93

Vintage: 2018

Size: 750ml

ABV: 16%

Varietal: Valpolicella Blend

Country/Region: Italy, Veneto

It has imposing structure and depth, as much in its aromas of mature fruit and spices, as on the palate, where the alcohol is sustained by the right degree of acidity and refined tannins.

Reviews:

• Wine Spectator: Hattingleys ros is elegant, fresh and downright delicious. The color of ballerina slippers, it opens with delicate aromas of fresh strawberry, raspberry and grapefruit. Theyre backed by richer ones like vanilla and bakers yeast. The palate is wonderfully refreshing, with bubbles that prickle and bounce over the whole tongue right through to the tart red berry finish.

• James Suckling: A very well-made Amarone that shows good poise and dryness on the palate, with black chocolate, cigars, dark raspberry jam, wax and graphite. Lots of silky, melted tannins on the medium-to full-bodied palate, before an elegant and dry finish. Excellent length. Sustainable. Still needs some time for extra complexity to come through.
  

Producer Information

Allegrini is an Italian family business based in the Valpolicella Classico zone of the Veneto. It is widely regarded as one of the leading producers not only in the region but in Italy as a whole, and is particularly known for its Amarone della Valpolicella Classico. The family has been in the region since the 16th Century, and has been involved in winegrowing for much of that time. However, the business as it is known today was founded in the mid-20th Century by Giovanni Allegrini, who began to build the estate’s reputation for fine wines in the 1960s and 70s. Today, all of Allegrini’s wines are made from estate-grown fruit from 90 hectares (222 acres) of vineyard in the communes of Sant’Ambrogio and Fumane, where the southeast-facing slopes and chalk soils are well-suited to winegrowing. Allegrini’s reputation is largely due to the high quality of its Amarone wines, but it also makes wines outside the classic DOC appellations of the region. These wines include several premium single-vineyard cuves like La Grola, a varietal Corvina, La Poja, which adds Syrah to the typical Valpolicella blend and Palazzo della Torre, which adds Sangiovese. All three are Veronese IGT, as they deviate from the grape combinations prescribed for Valpolicella. The range is completed by a Recioto della Valpolicella Classico, Valpolicella Classico and Soave. The Valpolicella is made from vines in the Classico zone, but some vintages from 2007 were sealed with a Stelvin cap and so lost Classico status. The company also owns Poggio al Tesoro, an estate in Bolgheri which makes a range of wines led by the varietal Cabernet Franc “Dedicato a Walter”, named for Giovanni’s son Walter, who passed away in 2003.