Cabernet Alzero 2017

Description

Alzero is an IGT wine produced in Veneto by the renowned Giuseppe Quintarelli winery. The Alzero IGP Veneto red wine is one of the finest red wines in Italy and the world, a Venetian masterpiece made from Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot grapes. The name of this still red wine comes from a small plot of land located next to the winery's estate, once overlooked and then developed to create a true example of Venetian and Italian winemaking excellence. The vines are grown on the first hills of Negrar, approximately 350 meters above sea level, where the basaltic limestone soil and the vineyards' western exposure give the wine its distinctive organoleptic characteristics. The harvest, which takes place between late August and early September, involves a careful selection of the grapes, which are then transferred to the drying room and left to rest in small wooden crates and on racks. The high temperatures typical of the period allow the grapes to dry quickly, with excellent results. At the end of December, the grapes are pressed and then alcoholic fermentation takes place. Thanks to the use of native yeasts, it begins slowly, after about 20 days of maceration, and lasts approximately 50 days. The aging, which initially lasts 30 months and takes place in various French oak barrels (Limousin, Allier, Tronpais), continues for a further 30 months in a single medium-sized Slavonian oak barrel.

Details

Perfume

Very spicy, extreme complexity, hints of dried fruit with hints of cocoa and vanilla. In the mouth: powerful, long-lasting on tasting, with flavours of jam and very ripe fruit.

Taste

Powerful, long-lasting in the mouth, with a flavour of jam and very ripe fruit.

Serve at:

18 - 20 °C.

Longevity:

Over 25 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Giuseppe Quintarelli

From this winery

• Start up year: 1900
• Bottles produced: 60.000
• Hectares: 10

The company is located in the foothills of Negrar approximately 350 meters above sea level. The landscape is typical of Valpolicella with its vineyards, olive groves and cherry trees, an air almost of another era, a rurality that was in danger of being lost, but thanks to people like 'El Bepi' it has been preserved. His grandson Francesco said that the wines are still made the way his grandfather made them by ageing and maturing them slowly for eight years in large wooden barrels and in bottles. Read more

Veneto

Technical Sheet

Name	Quintarelli Cabernet Alzero 2017
Type	Red green still
Denomination	Veneto IGT
Vintage	2017
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	16.5% by volume
Grape varieties	40% Cabernet Franc, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot
Country	Italy
Region	Veneto
Vendor	Giuseppe Quintarelli
Origin	Negrar (Verona)
Harvest	Between late August and early September
Wine making	After the harvest, which takes place between the end of August and the beginning of September, the carefully selected grapes are taken to the drying room and immediately left to rest in wooden crates and on racks. Since the period is still warm, the grapes dry perfectly and quickly with an optimal result. After pressing, which takes place at the end of December, alcoholic fermentation starts very slowly by indigenous yeasts after about 20 days of maceration and lasts approximately 50 days.
Aging	French oak barriques (Limousin, Allier, Tronpais) are used to age this wine for 30 months. For the following 30 months, it is blended into a single mass in a medium-sized Slavonian oak barrel. Several alcoholic fermentations take place during the maturation phases.
Allergens	Contains sulphites