I've written before about trying ranges of wines, and how I don't often like all of them. That there is always one wine that is the cousin that gets put in the corner at a wedding because nobody likes him. However, trying five wines from Italian producer Allegrini produced five wines I'd gladly take home with me.
Allegrini Valpolicella, 2007
Soft, gentle nose. A touch confected. Light, strawberry aromas. Palate is simple, raspberry and strawberries with good balance. A fun little wine. 8/10
Allegrini Palazzo Della Torre, 2004
Ripe fruit, cherry and raspberries on the nose and palate. It has grippy tannin and a toasty spice. Very nice. 8/10
Allegrini La Grola, 2004
Tight. Some dark brambles coming off the nose. It is gutsy, with super dark fruit flavours, a bit of dry roasted peanuts too. A touch of liquorice too. 8.5/10
Allegrini La Poja, 2003
Was expecting this to be a fruit bomb. It wasn't. The nose was quite closed, a bit of dark chocolate and dusty cocoa powder. The palate was dark and brooding. It's got a bundle of dark, twiggy, barky flavours. A touch of under ripe bramble comes through. Brilliant. 8.5/10
Allegrini Amarone, 2004
Ooooh. Soooo good. Cherry, a lot of rich cherry leaping from the glass. It also has some bramble pie filling too. Palate is dark. It is like pricking your bramble juice finger with a bramble thorn and sucking it to stop the bleeding! And believe me when I say that is a good thing! Also has cold, stewed blueberries on the finish. Brilliant. 9/10
This producer is great. Giovanni Allegtini questioned traditional winemaking practices in the early sixties, put an emphasis on quality, and his children are doing the same today, particularly with the quality.
Allegrini Valpolicella, 2007
Soft, gentle nose. A touch confected. Light, strawberry aromas. Palate is simple, raspberry and strawberries with good balance. A fun little wine. 8/10
Allegrini Palazzo Della Torre, 2004
Ripe fruit, cherry and raspberries on the nose and palate. It has grippy tannin and a toasty spice. Very nice. 8/10
Allegrini La Grola, 2004
Tight. Some dark brambles coming off the nose. It is gutsy, with super dark fruit flavours, a bit of dry roasted peanuts too. A touch of liquorice too. 8.5/10
Allegrini La Poja, 2003
Was expecting this to be a fruit bomb. It wasn't. The nose was quite closed, a bit of dark chocolate and dusty cocoa powder. The palate was dark and brooding. It's got a bundle of dark, twiggy, barky flavours. A touch of under ripe bramble comes through. Brilliant. 8.5/10
Allegrini Amarone, 2004
Ooooh. Soooo good. Cherry, a lot of rich cherry leaping from the glass. It also has some bramble pie filling too. Palate is dark. It is like pricking your bramble juice finger with a bramble thorn and sucking it to stop the bleeding! And believe me when I say that is a good thing! Also has cold, stewed blueberries on the finish. Brilliant. 9/10
This producer is great. Giovanni Allegtini questioned traditional winemaking practices in the early sixties, put an emphasis on quality, and his children are doing the same today, particularly with the quality.
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