| Producer | Allegrini |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Subregion | Valpolicella Classica |
| Varietal | Corvina Veronese, Corvinone, Rondinella, Oseleta |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Sku | U1011087 |
| Size | 750ml |
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This Amarone is a testament to the nuanced winemaking of the late Franco Allegrini. The 2020 vintage was lauded by the DWWA judges as possessing ‘all-encompassing ripe black fruit infused with clove, liquorice, and cinnamon’ and being ‘impactful and muscular with a sweep of fine acidity and a luxurious finish.’
A bold interpretation of Amarone. Refined aromas of licorice, dried cherries, camphor and menthol reverberate across a compact, dense mid-palate. At this early stage, the tannins feel largely oak-derived. But there is nothing blunt about them and there is ample mineral infusion and freshness. Bottle age will serve this rich Amarone well, placating the primary fruit while transforming the wine into something far more complex. Very good.
Opening with aromas of ripe black plums, dusted with candied violet petals, espresso and a distinct crushed chalk minerality. The palate is voluminous, as dried black cherries, black tea and savory herbal flavors rush to meet the roasted coffee bean and licorice roots notes on the compelling finish.
An elegant red, with a supple texture and a frame of fine-grained tannins, this offers a generous core of plumped black cherry and warm fig. Shows notes of pomegranate seed, mocha, vanilla and spiced orange peel animated by bright, plum skin acidity. Long and creamy on the aromatic herb- and graphite-laced finish. Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella and Oseleta. Drink now through 2035.
