ALLEGRINI 08 PALAZZO DE TORRE
NOT ONE TO BE MISSED! The Allegrini estate is based in the Valpolicella region of Italy and represents the highest expression of Valpolicella wines. Gambero Rosso, Italy's most important food and wine publication, rated Allegrini a Star winery with over ten Tre Bicchieri ("Three Glasses"-- their top recognition) awards. Palazzo Della Torre is a “Cru” wine coming from a single vineyard and is known as their “Baby Amarone.” The blend of 70% Corvina, 25% Rondinella and 5% Sangiovese takes two different paths. Thirty percent of the grapes are left to dry on racks till December, in true Amarone style, and the other seventy percent vinified immediately. The fresh wine is blended with the juice from the dried grapes for a second fermentation and the end result is an absolute sexy wine, deep in ruby red color, with flavors of blackberries and mocha. Oh, and did we mention it was #60 on Wine Spectator's "Top 100 of 2011" with a rating of 90 points! And all for a steal of $15.99!#60 on Wine Spectator's "Top 100 of 2011"
WINE SPECTATOR 90 POINTS - "This sleek, polished red offers juicy blackberry and black fruit flavors, backed by refined tannins and well integrated acidity. Hard to stop sipping. Corvina Veronese, Rondinella and Sangiovese. Drink now through 2020. 26,000 cases imported."
