Allegrini
Valpolicella Classico Superiore La Grola 2022
Other years:
2021| Denomination | Valpolicella DOC |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.0% by volume |
| Area | Veneto (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 70% Corvina, 25% Corvinone, 5% Rondinella |
| Aging | Maturation takes place for 16 months. 50% of the wine is matured in second-passage barriques, while the further 50% is aged in large 85 hl barrels. It spends a further 10 months in the bottle before release. |
| Year | 2022 |
| Biologic | Sì |
| Product name | Valpolicella Classico Superiore La Grola 2022 |
| Perfume | A varied bouquet of fruit and flowers such as blackberries, cherries and violets is followed by notes of vanilla, tobacco and dark chocolate. |
| Taste | This is a wine that simultaneously expresses a solid character given by its tannic structure, balanced by refreshing acidity and ripe fruit. The tannins are present and ripe, creating a velvety mouthfeel with a long finish of red and black fruits. |
| Production method | The year 2022 was different from previous vintages. Dry as early as February and March, which led to the season being brought forward by about 20 days in late spring. The sun, excessive heat and lack of rain made the situation critical; only emergency irrigation made it possible for the grapes to ripen. The first days of August and the rains that fell between 6 and 13 August brought relief, reversing the course of the vintage. The veraison phase was speeded up and almost all the grapes were able to ripen, also thanks to the increase in the night-time temperature range that occurred in the second half of August. |
| Pairings | La Grola is a structured red but at the same time extremely versatile in terms of food pairings. Perfect with meat-based first courses such as lasagne alla Bolognese, it is delicious with stewed mushrooms and with non-spicy mature cheeses if we want a vegetarian alternative. Suitable for meat main courses that require gravies such as braised or stewed meat. |
| Region | Veneto |
| Country | Italy |
| Other years | 2021 |
Description
Still red wine from Valpolicella DOC, produced by Allegrini, 13% ABV, 2022 vintage. A Valpolicella Classico Superiore born from the passion of the Allegrini family, one of Italy's most important and respected wineries, which has cultivated vines with passion and dedication for centuries. Blend: 70% Corvina, 25% Corvinone, 5% Rondinella. A variegated bouquet of fruit and flowers such as blackberries, cherries, and violets is followed by notes of vanilla, tobacco, and dark chocolate. It is a wine that simultaneously expresses a solid character thanks to its tannic structure, balanced by a refreshing acidity and ripe fruit. The tannins are present and ripe, creating a velvety sip with a long finish of red and black fruits.
Awards
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2022
3This guide is highly respected and offers the most comprehensive review of Italian wines. It has a long tradition and is based on blind tastings carried out by over 100 experts.
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2022
93/100
James Suckling is an influential American wine critic and journalist who worked at Wine Spectator for 30 years. He left the magazine in 2010 to start his own website and guidebook (JamesSuckling.com). He specialises in Italian and Bordeaux wines.
Details
Perfume
Taste
Serve at:
16 - 18 °C.
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
Pairings
- Start up year: 1854
- Oenologist: Paolo Mascanzoni e Lorenzo Fortini
- Bottles produced: 850.000
- Hectares: 150
Belonging to the family of the same name since the 16th century, the Allegrini winery is located in the Valpolicella Classica area: in particular, it is situated where vines such as corvina, molinara and rondinella give life to what are considered some of the best red wines of the Peninsula. xtraWine offers numerous bottles of Allegrini Allegrini wines that stand out for their refinement and elegance, very pleasant and capable of enveloping you with every sip, conquering even the most demanding palates. This is due to continuous improvements in production such as the introduction of the use of barriques alongside the traditional large barrels, and even a reduction in the ageing period so as not to alter too much the quality of the grapes used.
Not only Valpolicella, on xtraWine you can find Allegrini wines such as Amarone, Valpolicella and Recioto. Read more
| Name | Allegrini Valpolicella Classico Superiore Grola 2022 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red green still |
| Denomination | Valpolicella DOC |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 70% Corvina, 25% Corvinone, 5% Rondinella |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Vendor | Allegrini |
| Origin | The Grola vineyard represents Giovanni Allegrini's dream of creating a unique and inimitable wine |
| Climate | South-eastern exposure. |
| Soil composition | Predominantly calcareous and clayey, rich in skeleton and poor in organic matter. |
| Cultivation system | Guyot |
| Harvest | Manual harvesting, selecting the bunches in the vineyard, takes place in the second half of September. |
| Fermentation temperature | 20 - 25 °C |
| Fermentation | 15 days. |
| Production technique | The year 2022 was different from previous vintages. Dry as early as February and March, which led to the season being brought forward by about 20 days in late spring. The sun, excessive heat and lack of rain made the situation critical; only emergency irrigation made it possible for the grapes to ripen. The first days of August and the rains that fell between 6 and 13 August brought relief, reversing the course of the vintage. The veraison phase was speeded up and almost all the grapes were able to ripen, also thanks to the increase in the night-time temperature range that occurred in the second half of August. |
| Wine making | Vinification takes place in steel tanks at a temperature of between 20 and 25 °C. Fermentation takes 15 days, with gentle extraction. |
| Aging | Maturation takes place for 16 months. 50% of the wine is matured in second-passage barriques, while the further 50% is aged in large 85 hl barrels. It spends a further 10 months in the bottle before release. |
| Total acidity | 5.5 gr/L |
| PH | 3.47 |
| Residual sugar | 1.8 gr/L |
| Dry extract | 30.7 gr/L |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |