Allegrini Palazzo della Torre 2021

Allegrini Palazzo della Torre

Region: Valpolicella Classico, Veneto, Italy

Vintage: 2021

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: 40% Corvina , 30% Corvinone, 25% Rondinella, 5% Sangiovese

ABV: 14%

Allegrini’s take on the “Ripasso” method is made from a portion of grapes dried just for this wine. This wine is ruby red in colour with enticing aromas of dried cherry and hints of cloves, cinnamon and vanilla. Velvety in texture, it is well-balanced and offers ripe, juicy dark fruit, with soft tannins and refreshing acidity.

The Allegrini family estate comprises 120 hectares of vineyard in the heart of Valpolicella Classico. Although the family has grown grapes here for several centuries, Giovanni Allegrini was the first to start bottling wines from the family’s vineyards. When he died in 1983, he passed his passion and commitment to quality winemaking onto his three children, Walter, Marilisa and Franco. Together, they worked to build on Giovanni’s quality ethos until Walter’s death in 2003. Franco looked after the vineyards and winemaking, while Marilisa continued to manage sales and marketing. From the 2007 vintage, Franco sacrificed the Valpolicella Classico classification by bottling the Allegrini wines under Stelvin to eliminate cork taint and reduce oxidation problems. He was an inspiring figure who led the way in Valpolicella’s quest for quality, forging a path many others have followed. In 2023, Franco’s sons Francesco, Giovanni and Matteo, alongside their cousin Silvia Allegrini (Walter’s daughter), became custodians of their family’s historic estate.

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