“Allegrini’s 2003 Amarone Classico (80% Corvina, 15% Rondinella, 5% Oseleta) reveals a super-opulent, engaging texture packed with sweet cocoa, dark fruit, cassis, blackberries, roasted coffee beans and licorice. It finishes with notable length and surprising finish for the vintage. According to Allegrini the rain that fell in July was critical in maintaining some balance in the wine. This medium to full-bodied wine is an outstanding example of a more restrained, clean style of Amarone.”
“Allegrini’s Palazzo della Torre is often an irresistibly stylish wine, as it is again in 2005. This opulent, generous red is loaded with jammy dark cherries, chocolate, spices and sweet toasted oak. Palazzo delle Torre is a blend of 70% Corvina Veronese, 25% Rondinella and 5% Sangiovese. A portion of the fruit for this wine (30%) is left to air-dry on racks (Amarone-style) until December, when it is fermented and subsequently added to the rest of the wine, which is fermented normally. The addition of the wine from the dried fruit gives Palazzo della Torre an uncommon level of richness, density and complexity.”
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"Standing head and shoulders above the oceans of characterless Proseccos on the market, Umberto Bortolotti’s wines are made by hand achieve wonderful aromatic complexity and structure. His Prosecco is a phenomenal value, a sparkling wine that does not try to mimic Champagne, but is the very best example of its own unique region and style. Umberto’s commitment to quality and artisan winemaking proves that sparkling wine can be inexpensive without lacking in quality."
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