Country: Italy
AOC: Igt Veronese
Alcohol %: 13.5
Grape Variety: Corvina Veronese 40%, Corvinone 30%, Rondinella 25%, Sangiovese 5%
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Type: Red Wine
Food Pairing
Beef, lamb, pasta, risotto, pork, cured meat aged cheese.
Tasting Notes
90+ points - James Suckling
Corvina, corvinone, rondinella and sangiovese. In the past, all grapes were dried. Only corvinone today is dried due to the large berry size and greater liquid-to-solid ratio. While the oak is evident, this is clearly a full-weighted wine built to age. With this in mind, it serves as a structural addendum rather than a scream. Dark saturated cherry notes, kirsch, licorice strap, black olive tapenade and alpine herb, bound to an edgy twine of tannins, with an underlying raft of freshness conferring a sappy, crunchy feel and fine length. Drink or hold.
90 points - Wine Enthusiast review date: 09/2023
A portion of this wine undergoes a drying process called appassimento and then is blended into the non-dried wine. This process gives the wine richness and intensity while also keeping the freshness needed to balance out the wine. Aromas of blackberry, cassis, sour cherry, mixed herbs and dried violets spill from the glass. The palate is rich yet in balance, with savory notes and forest floor combining with the densely packed fruit, and a perfectly timed pop of acidity on the finish.
Palazzo Della Torre Allegrini is a classic Valpolicella red that is warm and satisfying, mature and suave. It is perfect with grilled red meats or roast beef. To the eye it has a dark ruby colour with violet reflections. The nose expresses a particularly rich and broad olfactory palette, with notes of ripe cherries, red plums, black cherries in alcohol, dark berry jam, hints of vanilla, soft oriental spices, tobacco and dark chocolate. Structured and enveloping, it has a velvety tannic texture, a fruitiness that gives a sip of ripe sweetness, which stretches out harmoniously and densely towards a persistent, fruity and spicy finish"
Palazzo Della Torre Allegrini is a red wine that encapsulates in a bottle all the experience of a historic Valpolicella brand and the winemaking tradition of this important Veneto region. This is one of the labels that has made the winery famous on the international markets, thanks to a wine that expresses a soft and persuasive, intense and mature taste that is particularly appreciated abroad. The result is the fruit of very ripe grapes, some of which have been dried, giving concentration, structure, harmony and satisfying fruity sweetness. The vines have an average age of 40 years and are cultivated in a hilly area.
