Allegrini
Palazzo della Torre Veronese
2023
$25.05
About this winery
The Allegrini family has played a leading role in the history of Fumane and Valpolicella Classica since the 16th century and has handed down the culture of the vine and wine ever since. The company, which is among the most important landowning families, experienced a profound period of transformation starting in the 1960s with Giovanni Allegrini. Recognized as one of the greatest architects of the rebirth of Valpolicella, Giovanni perfected the art of winemaking, meticulously selecting the...
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Product notes
Palazzo della Torre is a signature wine of the entire Allegrini range, where all of Franco’s extensive experience meets his creative flair. Celebrated by the world’s most important wine magazines, Palazzo della Torre is one of the wines that has made Allegrini famous internationally.
Production notes
70% of the grapes are fermented in September (following a normal red wine fermentation with destemming), while the remaining 30% undergoes a gentle drying process. Those grapes are vinified in December and then the two resulting wines are wisely blended before the ageing that occurs for a minimum of 15 months in barriques. In January, the wine produced is blended with the pressed grapes of the withered grapes.
Tasting notes
Ruby red in colour with purplish hues, it initially reveals sophisticated notes of vanilla, black pepper and cloves, echoed by gentle nuances of raisined grapes. On the palate it is velvety, with soft tannins and a long and persistent finish.