Allegrini - Wine Catalogue

ITALY

A27

Belluno

A4 Trieste

A22 Brennero

Treviso Vicenza

A4 Milano

Verona

Padova

A22 Modena

Rovigo A13 Bologna

Venezia

ITALY

A27

Belluno

A4 Trieste

A22 Brennero

Treviso Vicenza

A4 Milano

Verona

Padova

A22 Modena

Rovigo A13 Bologna

Venezia

TRENTO

Garda Affi

Lago di Garda

3

2

Bardolino

7

A

Fumane

Cavaion

5

1

4

Lazise

2. Fieramonte

5. La Poja

Luxury rooms, tastings and guided tours, cooking shows, cooking classes, weddings, restaurant upon reservation and wine shop.

6

San Pietro in Cariano Arbizzano

Fiume Adige Pescantina

3. Villa Cavarena 4. La Grola

Villa Della Torre, a 16th century Italian Renaissance jewel (designed by Giulio Romano in the 16th century), Allegrini’s hospitality centre.

Negrar

Sant’Ambrogio

1. Palazzo della Torre

Marano di Valpolicella

Villa Della Torre Allegrini Via Della Torre, 25 37022 Fumane (VR) – Italia

Bussolengo

6. Monte dei Galli 7. Marezzane A. Villa della Torre

For information and bookings:

VERONA

Tel. (+39) 045 6832070 ospitalita@allegrini.it www.villadellatorre.it

Silvia, Marilisa and Franco Allegrini

THE FAMILY Allegrini has its roots in Fumane in the heart of Valpolicella, a land of ancient and noble traditions.

Documented as far back as the 16th century, the Allegrini Family has been dedicated to the production of wine for six generations. The family is at the forefront of the development and promotion of the Valpolicella Classica area, supporting the culture and identity of the region.

The company experienced a profound transformation in the 1960s at the hands of Giovanni Allegrini. Recognised as one of the major players in the rebirth of Valpolicella, Giovanni mastered the art of winemaking, rigorously selecting the grapes and introducing important innovations in viticulture and winemaking.

The company’s legacy was then passed on to his children, Walter, Marilisa and Franco, who have been able to adopt, develop and pass on the work of their father with passion and enthusiasm, making Allegrini and Valpolicella renowned all around the world.

In recent years, the company has expanded significantly with two flagship projects: Poggio al Tesoro in Bolgheri and San Polo in Montalcino, as well as launching the Corte Giara range of wines.

Allegrini’s headquarters and hospitality venue are at Villa Della Torre in Fumane di Valpolicella.

THE TERROIR Valpolicella Classica is one of the most prestigious winegrowing areas in Italy. Located in the westernmost part of the Veneto region, between Verona and Lake Garda, it borders the Mountains of Lessinia to the north.

It is supremely well-suited to the production of high-quality wines.

Thanks to its hillside position, it is characterised by a mostly chalky soil and a mild climate. The vineyards are arranged on terraces called marogne, which form a backdrop to the area’s beautiful villas, ancient churches and stone villages, testifying to an age-old culture and lifestyle.

The Allegrini Family owns about 120 hectares of vineyards (with another 30 ha currently being replanted) in Valpolicella Classica, in the municipalities of Fumane, Marano, San Pietro in Cariano and Sant’Ambrogio di Valpolicella, all located in medium and upper-hillside locations, signifying and guaranteeing exceptional quality.

CUSTODIANS OF BIODIVERSITY In 2017 the winery was awarded ‘Biodiversity friend’ certification, a further recognition of the quality of the production chain. This underlines Allegrini’s profile as a ‘custodian’ of biodiversity and the land, thanks to a minimum-impact approach to viticulture which promotes the vineyards as being not only sites of grape production but also natural habitats for animal species, ‘useful’ insects, and other non-vine plants.

SOAVE

VALPOLICELLA

D.O.C.

D.O.C.

Allegrini Soave was inspired by the wish to include, within the range of Valpolicella wines, a fresh, refined, balanced white wine that is perfectly in line with the company’s style. Made with grapes from our espalier-trained vineyards situated in the heart of the DOC Soave, this wine is as soft and graceful as its name suggests.

This wine takes its name from the world-famous area for the production of fine red wines and is the simple but elegant introduction to the world of Corvina Veronese, whose essence it expresses. Valpolicella is wine that is perfect for every day and for pleasurable get-togethers.

WINEMAKING AND AGEING After soft pressing, the grapes undergo cryomaceration.

Fermentation then takes place in stainless steel tanks. The wine is aged in steel tanks for about 4 months and for 2 months in the bottle.

WINEMAKING AND AGEING The grapes undergo soft pressing, while fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled steel tanks. Fine-tuning goes on until midFebruary and then the wine is aged for two months in the bottle.

TASTING NOTES Brilliant straw-yellow in colour, the nose proffers aromas of wild flowers, jasmine, pink grapefruit and citron. It is a soft, fresh wine with well-balanced minerality.

TASTING NOTES Ruby red in colour with purplish-blue highlights. The wine has fruity aromas, dominated by cherry, with fresher notes of aromatic herbs.

PAIRINGS Risotto with celery and saffron, fresh pasta with seafood, raw fish, grilled fish, dips and vegetable soups. Serve at 8-10°C and open just before drinking.

80%

20%

Garganega

Chardonnay

0,75 l

PAIRINGS Italian appetizers, legume soups, pasta dishes (also with tomato sauces), and roasted or grilled white meats. Serve at 16°C and open a few minutes before serving.

0,375 l 0,75 l

70%

30%

Corvina Veronese

Rondinella

VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO

VALPOLICELLA SUPERIORE

D.O.C.

D.O.C.

This wine takes its name from the world-famous area for the production of fine red wines and is the simple but elegant introduction to the world of Corvina Veronese, whose essence it expresses. Valpolicella is wine that is perfect for every day and for pleasurable get-togethers.

Valpolicella Superiore is one of the great traditional wines from Verona, well-known and loved for its moderation and elegance. It owes its ‘superiority’ to its ageing in oak, which helps to enrich its structure and complexity.

WINEMAKING AND AGEING The grapes undergo soft pressing, while fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled steel tanks. Fine-tuning goes on until midFebruary and then the wine is aged for two months in the bottle.

WINEMAKING AND AGEING In comparison to Valpolicella Classico, while the winemaking technique is the same, it ages for 12 months in wood (50% Slavonian oak casks, 50% barriques).

TASTING NOTES Ruby red in colour with purplish-blue highlights. The wine has fruity aromas, dominated by cherry, with fresher notes of aromatic herbs.

TASTING NOTES Bright ruby red in colour with a captivating nose of red berries. It is dry with a velvety texture on the palate and has a delicate aftertaste of almonds and a pleasantly persistent finish.

PAIRINGS Italian appetizers, legume soups, pasta dishes (also with tomato sauces), and roasted or grilled white meats. Serve at 16°C and open a few minutes before serving.

PAIRINGS Roasts (pork, veal, guinea-fowl, lamb), mushroom dishes, and medium-matured cheeses. Serve at 16-18°C and open one hour before serving.

70%

30%

Corvina Veronese

Rondinella

0,375 l 0,75 l

0,75 l

70%

25%

5%

Corvina Veronese

Rondinella

Oseleta

VINEYARD Palazzo della Torre, Fumane di Valpolicella (214 m a.s.l.)

PALAZZO DELLA TORRE Veronese I.G.T. This wine bears the name of the vineyard that surrounds Villa della Torre Allegrini. It was the forerunner of the double fermentation method: the bold insights of Franco Allegrini have created a wine with a strong personality that is also extremely versatile.

Acclaimed by the world’s leading wine guides and magazines, Palazzo della Torre is one of the wines that has made Allegrini famous internationally.

40%

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RM

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Corvina Veronese

30%

25%

5%

Corvinone

Rondinella

Sangiovese

WINEMAKING AND AGEING The wine is produced using the double fermentation technique. Most of the grapes are vinified as soon as they are harvested, while the remainder is set aside to partially dry (appassimento). In January, the wine, blended with the pressed, dried grapes, undergoes a second fermentation. It is then aged in French oak barriques for 15 months. The ageing process continues in large casks for 2 months and then for 7 months in the bottle.

TASTING NOTES This wine is elegant and well balanced, with a good structure and aroma. Ruby red in colour with purplish hues, it opens with refined notes of vanilla, black pepper, cloves and aromas of raisined grapes. It is velvety on the palate, with soft tannins and a long and lingering finish.

PAIRINGS Risotto with mushrooms and sausage, Amatriciana and Carbonara pasta dishes, platters of ham and dry-cured pork, roast pork and veal, Parmigiano Reggiano and Monte Veronese cheese. Serve at 18°C and open one hour before serving.

30 %

ED

AWARDS S

D

RI

GRA

PE

0,50 l

0,75 l

1,50 l 3,00 l

7 times 90+ 6 times TOP 100

10 times 90+

7 times 90+

3 times 90+

VINEYARD La Grola, Sant’Ambrogio di Valpolicella (272 m a.s.l.)

WINEMAKING AND AGEING After being fermented in stainless steel with regular, daily pumping over, the wine is aged in French oak barriques for 16 months, 2 months in large Slavonian oak casks, and 10 months in the bottle.

LA GROLA Veronese I.G.T. Exemplifying Allegrini’s innovative spirit, this wine proves how the best winegrowing areas of Valpolicella together with quality viticulture can create fabulous red wines, even without the use of traditional techniques such as appassimento or ripasso.

The peculiar and unique geo-climatic conditions of the La Grola vineyard and meticulous efforts in the vineyard produce a wine with great personality, intensity, elegance and fine aromas.

90%

10%

Corvina Veronese

Oseleta

TASTING NOTES Deep ruby red in colour, this wine brims with character and personality. It is a wine with a full and enveloping aroma, with hints of blackcurrant, spicy notes of juniper and black pepper, tobacco and coffee. It is fresh and intense on the palate with excellent aromatic persistence.

PAIRINGS Red meat dishes, roasted or served with gravy, especially lamb and goat. Delicious with stewed or grilled mushrooms and mature, non-sharp cheeses. Serve at 16-18°C and open one hour before serving.

AWARDS

8 times 90+ CRU

0,75 l

1,50 l 3,00 l

11 times 90+

4 times 90+

3 times 90+

VINEYARD La Poja, Sant’Ambrogio di Valpolicella (311 m a.s.l)

WINEMAKING AND AGEING The wine is produced with grapes picked in the last stage of the harvest. After a 25-day maceration period, it is aged in new Allier barrels for 20 months and then for 8 months in large Slavonian oak casks and then aged in the bottle for 10 months.

LA POJA Corvina Veronese I.G.T. In 1979, when Giovanni Allegrini decided to plant only Corvina grapes on the summit of La Grola, he did not imagine the extraordinary success that this wine would achieve.

High-quality viticultural practises and the perfect micro-climate of this 3-hectare plateau, with the dazzling whiteness of the limestone soil, give the grapes everything they need to make this exceptional and iconic Allegrini cru.

TASTING NOTES It is a stylish and sophisticated wine, with an elegant profile and great longevity. The enveloping and intense aroma reveals ripe but still-fresh fruit, followed by notes of toasted tobacco, dark spices and liquorice. It has a wonderfully balanced palate, with a long finish and silky, soft tannins.

PAIRINGS Ideal with red meat and game. Excellent with mature, non-sharp cheeses, dishes with porcini mushrooms, and black and white truffles. Serve at 18°C and open one hour before serving.

AWARDS

NO

T

A

M

O

L

100% VA R I E

Corvina Veronese

9 times 90+

6 times 90+

12 times 90+

7 times 3 bicchieri

CRU

0,75 l

1,50 l 3,00 l

6,00 l

9,00 l

11 times 90+

14 times 5 grappoli

6 times 90+

WINEMAKING AND AGEING The best grapes are harvested in upper hillside vineyards and left to dry in the drying loft for about 4 months. After gentle pressing, the wine is fermented in stainless steel tanks and aged in new oak barriques for 18 months. Ageing then proceeds in large barrels for 7 months and in the bottle for 14 months.

AMARONE Amarone della Valpolicella Classico D.O.C.G. Amarone combines history, passion and vision. It is a vigorous, intense wine which skilfully balances power and elegance, maintaining and enhancing the integrity of the fruit. Highly acclaimed by wine lovers and the international press, Allegrini’s Amarone is recognised as one of the finest in Valpolicella.

45%

45%

5%

5%

Corvina Veronese

Corvinone

Rondinella

Oseleta

23 times 90+

12 times 90+

22 times 90+

21 times 3 bicchieri

9 times 90+

S

D

ED

PAIRINGS Game, barbecued and braised meats and extramature cheeses. With its aroma of raisined grapes, it also matches perfectly with sweetand-sour Asian dishes. Serve at 18°C and open one hour before serving.

AWARDS

1 00 %

RI

TASTING NOTES Intense ruby red in colour with garnet hues, it has an extraordinarily complex nose with hints of cherries in brandy and blackberry jam, followed by notes of wilted violets, dark chocolate, coffee and tobacco. The palate is balanced, fresh and soft, enhanced by smooth tannins.

GRA

PE

0,375 l 0,75 l

1,50 l 3,00 l

6,00 l

9,00 l

14 times 90+

14 times 5 grappoli Vino Rosso dell’Anno 2016

Vin d’ Honneur The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg

VINEYARD Mazzurega di Fumane di Valpolicella, Vineyard Fieramonte, average 415 m a.s.l.

WINEMAKING AND AGEING The grapes are manually harvested and carefully selected. After undergoing appassimento in the drying facility, the grapes are destemmed and lightly pressed. The wine ages for 48 months in 225-litre French oak barriques, is blended for 6 months in large Slavonian oak casks and then aged for about 1 year in the bottle.

FIERAMONTE Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva D.O.C.G. Fieramonte exemplifies the story of Valpolicella and its most valued traditions, with an identity firmly based on its steep southfacing slopes, and on the stubbornness of man who has always harnessed the best from these lands.

Giovanni Allegrini, the Company’s founder and father of Walter, Marilisa and Franco, was proud of the vineyard’s upper hillside location and its fortunate exposure to the east, where the ripening of the grapes is very balanced because – as he often repeated – having chased away the shadows of the night, the morning sun re-awakens nature and gently caresses the grape clusters.

D

RI

ED

45%

45%

5%

5%

Corvina Veronese

Corvinone

Rondinella

Oseleta

S

1 00 %

GRA

PE

0,75 l

1,50 l

TASTING NOTES This Amarone cru, with its intense and compact ruby red colour, opens boldly, with broad aromas of toasted coffee and tobacco. The palate is striking for its imposing structure. The tannins are well-defined but not aggressive, accompanied by fresh, vivacious acidity that lengthens and streamlines the mouthfeel.

PAIRINGS Fieramonte Amarone pairs perfectly with rich, flavoursome dishes across a wide range of cuisines. In Italy, it goes well with braised meat and game, especially quail and partridge, stewed venison, roast lamb, suckling pig with wild herbs, pigeon, and matured cheeses. In Asian and Middle Eastern cuisine, it is the perfect accompaniment to spicy and sweet-sour dishes due to its distinctive notes of raisined grapes, above all Peking duck. In Valpolicella, the cradle of Amarone, where it continues to rekindle the area’s history and traditions, it is served with boiled meats, including calf’s head and cotechino (a special braised pork sausage), as well as the festive season’s roasted, stuffed guineafowl.

Serve at 18°C and open one hour before serving.

WINEMAKING AND AGEING The best grapes from the highest vineyards are harvested and left to partially dry in the drying facility for about 5 months. After gentle pressing, the wine is fermented in steel tanks and aged in new oak barriques for 14 months, aged in large barrels for a further 2 months and then in the bottle for about 10 months.

GIOVANNI ALLEGRINI Recioto Della Valpolicella Classico D.O.C.G. Giovanni Allegrini, a true legend of Valpolicella, was a great lover of Recioto. His children Walter, Marilisa and Franco, have dedicated this wine to their father. A great innovator in his field, this was the wine by which Giovanni judged all the winemakers in his day. Recioto is one of the oldest wines in the world, tracing its roots back to Roman times. It is a unique, sweet wine and is ideal for contemplative moments as well as to celebrate life’s greatest occasions. Today, it is recognised as the noble ‘ancestor’ of Amarone.

40%

1 00 %

D

ED

15%

5%

Corvinone

Rondinella

Oseleta

GRA

PAIRINGS Sweet pastries such as shortbread, cantucci biscuits, sbrisolona (a typical local pastrycake) and cakes and puddings made with bitter chocolate. It is also pairs very nicely with gorgonzola. Serve at 14°C and uncork one hour before serving.

AWARDS

3 times 90+

S

Corvina Veronese RI

40%

TASTING NOTES A sweet wine with a deep ruby red colour. It has an extremely broad and varied range of aromas, with hints of dried fruit and blackberry jam, accompanied by spices, especially cloves and cinnamon, and a hint of violets. It charms with its incredible freshness, which sets it apart from every other raisined-grape style of wine.

PE

0,50 l

6 times 90+

5 times 3 bicchieri

14 times 90+

GRAPPA DI AMARONE

EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL Veneto Valpolicella D.O.P.

Grappa made from the distillation of dried pomace of the grapes used to produce Amarone. It is aged in small wooden barrels for 12 months.

RED WINE VINEGAR

GRAPPA DI RECIOTO

This red wine vinegar is aged in wooden barrels.

Grappa made from the distillation of dried pomace of the grapes used to produce Recioto. It is aged in glass for 18 months.

0,50 l

0,50 l

04/18

TRENTO

Garda Affi

Lago di Garda

3

2

Bardolino

7

A

Fumane

Cavaion

5

1

4

Lazise

2. Fieramonte

5. La Poja

Luxury rooms, tastings and guided tours, cooking shows, cooking classes, weddings, restaurant upon reservation and wine shop.

6

San Pietro in Cariano Arbizzano

Fiume Adige Pescantina

3. Villa Cavarena 4. La Grola

Villa Della Torre, a 16th century Italian Renaissance jewel (designed by Giulio Romano in the 16th century), Allegrini’s hospitality centre.

Negrar

Sant’Ambrogio

1. Palazzo della Torre

Marano di Valpolicella

Villa Della Torre Allegrini Via Della Torre, 25 37022 Fumane (VR) – Italia

Bussolengo

6. Monte dei Galli 7. Marezzane A. Villa della Torre

For information and bookings:

VERONA

Tel. (+39) 045 6832070 ospitalita@allegrini.it www.villadellatorre.it

ITALY

A27

Belluno

A4 Trieste

A22 Brennero

Treviso Vicenza

A4 Milano

Verona

Padova

A22 Modena

Rovigo A13 Bologna

Venezia

ITALY

A27

Belluno

A4 Trieste

A22 Brennero

Treviso Vicenza

A4 Milano

Verona

Padova

A22 Modena

Rovigo A13 Bologna

Venezia