Allegrini GIOVANNI ALLEGRINI Recioto della Valpolicella Classico DOC Veneto
Where it's from:
Italy, Veneto
Price per case:
£163.99
Bottles per case:
6 x 50 cl
Style:
Other White And Red Dessert Wines
Description:
Giovanni Allegrini Recioto Classico is a blend of 75% Corvina Veronese, 20% Rondinella and 5% Molinara. It has good depth of ruby red colour, with perfumes of dried cherries and a touch of spice from the oak ageing. On the palate the wine is sweet, but crucially not cloying, with good intensity of dark, almost fruit cake flavours and remarkable power. The wine has excellent length, with perfumes of spiced, dried cherries on the finish. The southeast facing vineyards are situated in the hills of the Valpolicella Classico region and are 240m above sea level where the soils are mostly calcareous and cretaceous. The average age of the vines is 26 years old. The grapes were hand-harvested and then dried naturally for 5 months at the ‘Terre di Fumane’ drying centre that was conceived and built by Franco Allegrini. During the drying period, 50% of the original weight of the grapes was lost. The Allegrini family estate encompasses 70 hectares of vineyard situated in the heart of the Valpolicella Classico area. The Allegrini family have been growing grapes in Valpolicella for several generations, though the estate in its current form was founded by Giovanni Allegrini. When he died in 1983, the estate passed to his three children who ran it together until Walter’s death in July 2003. Franco now looks after the vineyards and is the winemaker, and Marilisa is director of marketing. (6 x 50 cl)
Region:
Italy, Veneto
Producer:
Allegrini
Product ID:
43446
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