Allegrini's Veronese IGT made by appassimento: most of the Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella is fermented fresh, the rest dried for a second fermentation, then 15 months in barrique. Smooth and ripe, with plum, cherry, chocolate. Wine Spectator 90.
Allegrini's appassimento on part of the fruit, plus 15 months in barrique, gives ripe plum and cherry, forest floor and tobacco, then chocolate and licorice. Vivino drinkers rate it 4.0 from more than 70,000 ratings.
Ripe plum and black cherry lead, lifted by the violet and iris Allegrini notes and underscored by forest floor and tobacco. Drying part of the fruit adds a balsamic, dried-fruit depth, while 15 months in barrique frames it with vanilla and coffee.
Violet
Blackberry
Cherry
Plum
Prune
Tobacco
Leather
Liquorice
ChocolateSmooth and velvety, as Italian buyers describe it, with the gentle sweetness from the dried grapes balanced by the 5.65 g/l acidity Allegrini records for the 2023. Plum and blackberry sit beside leather and chocolate, the tannins soft and the body medium to full at around 14%.
The finish is long and warm, closing on the chocolate, coffee and licorice Allegrini describes, with a final note of ripe dark fruit and the lingering, fruit-led persistence Italian tasters flag.
A polished appassimento red that drinks like a baby Amarone for around £20: Wine Spectator gave the 2022 90 points and Wine Enthusiast 92, while Vivino drinkers score it 4.0 across more than 70,000 ratings. Smooth and crowd-pleasing now, it will hold for up to a decade.
UK listings here cover the 2022 and 2023 vintages at roughly £19.86 to £21 a bottle, an appassimento red that drinks like a baby Amarone for a fraction of the price.
A 90 to 92-point appassimento red at around £20, it rates highly for food versatility and value and moderately for cellaring: a smooth, dependable Veronese rather than a long-haul keeper.
Soft tannin, fresh acidity and ripe appassimento fruit span braised meats, mushroom and saffron risotto and aged cheese, a notably wide table for a Veronese red.
An appassimento red carrying 90 to 92-point critic scores for around £20 is strong value, sitting well below the price of the Amarone it echoes.
Smooth, velvety and gently sweet, with a 4.0 Vivino average from over 70,000 ratings, it is an easy, crowd-pleasing way into Valpolicella's dried-grape style.
Fifteen months in barrique and the appassimento core let it age up to a decade per Allegrini, though as an IGT it is built more for early-to-mid drinking than long cellaring.
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Wine Spectator scored the warm, ripe 2022 90 points and Wine Enthusiast 92. The 2023, listed by Allegrini at 14.07%, came from a wetter Veneto season and is the fresher of the two.
Allegrini lists the 2023 at 14.07% with 5.65 g/l acidity. The Veneto's 2023 was a wet, mildew-pressured season where selection mattered; the result here is balanced and fresh, built to enjoy over the next several years rather than for long cellaring.
The 2022 came from a warm, dry Veronese growing season that gave ripe, concentrated fruit. Wine Spectator scored it 90 points and Wine Enthusiast 92. It is drinking well now, and the appassimento core should hold it for several years yet.
Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.
Allegrini is based in Fumane in the heart of Valpolicella Classica, and Palazzo della Torre is one of the wines that built its international name, celebrated by the world's major wine magazines.
Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.
Verona/Veronese is in the IGT tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.
Verona/Veronese falls within Veneto , covering Veneto.
Drying a share of the grapes, then running a second fermentation in December, ties up fruit, space and time well beyond a standard red, lifting the cost of this roughly £20 bottle.
Allegrini ages the wine at least 15 months in barriques before release, and barrel stock plus extended cellar time add cost a tank-aged wine avoids.
The crop is hand-picked in two stages, one for grapes destined for drying and one for immediate vinification, which is more labour-intensive than a single machine pass.
Drying only part of the crop and bottling as a Veronese IGT skips Amarone's months-long drying and long ageing rules, which is why it lands near £20 rather than three figures.
UK excise duty of £2.67 a bottle on still wine up to 15% ABV, plus 20% VAT, account for several pounds of the £19.86 to £21 shelf price before the wine itself.
Dishes that complement this wine
The smooth body and fresh acidity suit slow-cooked red meats, mushroom and saffron risotto and mature cheese; Allegrini's region points to porcini and saffron risotto in particular.
The appassimento gives ripe dark fruit and a soft, full body near 14% that stands up to slow-cooked beef and lamb, while fresh acidity stops rich braises cloying. This is the wine's classic Veronese table role.
Try with: Brasato al Barolo · Ossobuco alla Milanese · Stracotto · Roast lamb · More pairings →
Fresh acidity and a gentle tannic grip cut the fat and salt of mature cheese, and the dried-fruit sweetness flatters nutty, crystalline textures. Verona's own Monte Veronese is a natural match.
Try with: Monte Veronese · Parmigiano Reggiano · Pecorino sardo e pan carasau · Caciocavallo farcito · More pairings →
Forest floor, leather and dried-fruit notes echo earthy porcini, while the slight sweetness from drying lifts saffron. Allegrini's home region pairs this style with both risottos directly.
Try with: Porcini mushroom risotto · Risotto alla Milanese · Truffle risotto · Radicchio risotto · More pairings →
Soft tannins and ripe plum handle the tomato acidity and cheesy richness of baked pasta, and the medium-to-full body matches a long-cooked ragu without overwhelming it.
Try with: Lasagna · Anelletti al forno · Pasta alla Norma · Tagliatelle al ragu · More pairings →
The wine's acidity and light grip cut through fatty roast pork, while its balsamic and spice notes bridge the herbs in porchetta. Italian buyers single out pork for this bottle.
Try with: Porchetta · Pork belly · Roast pork loin · Lucanica · More pairings →
Ripe fruit and 14% warmth make fierce chilli heat taste harsher, and the wine's body and soft tannin flatten delicate raw fish and oysters, which suit a high-acid Soave far better.
Skip with: Vindaloo · Sichuan hotpot · Sushi · Oysters · Pairing guide →
Allegrini says the wine can age splendidly for at least a decade, helped by the appassimento concentration and 15 months in barrique, though its supple texture is already a pleasure on release.
Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.
A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.
Fifteen months in barrique and the appassimento core let it age up to a decade per Allegrini, though as an IGT it is built more for early-to-mid drinking than long cellaring.
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Confidence · MediumFrom the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.
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Confidence · MediumIt is a Veronese IGT red from Allegrini, based in Fumane in the Valpolicella Classica zone near Verona. It is made with the appassimento technique on part of the harvest, which gives a smooth, ripe style often called a baby Amarone. The blend is led by the indigenous Corvina Veronese, Corvinone and Rondinella.
Allegrini ferments most of the grapes fresh at harvest, then dries the remaining portion and ferments those in December before blending the two wines. It then ages for a minimum of 15 months in barriques. This double fermentation on partly dried grapes is a lighter cousin of the ripasso and Amarone methods of Valpolicella.
Expect ripe plum and cherry with forest floor, tobacco and a violet lift, then chocolate, coffee and licorice on a long finish. The drying leaves a gentle sweetness balanced by fresh acidity, so the wine is smooth and velvety rather than heavy. Vivino drinkers rate it 4.0 from more than 70,000 ratings.
Pour it with braised and roasted red meats, mushroom or saffron risotto, and aged hard cheeses such as Monte Veronese or Parmigiano. Allegrini's own region points to porcini and saffron risotto in particular. Serve it at 16 to 18C.
Both come from the same Valpolicella grapes and use dried fruit, but Amarone dries the whole crop for months to reach 15% or more, while Palazzo della Torre dries only part of the harvest for a fresher wine near 14%. It costs a fraction of Amarone and is ready to drink younger.
UK listings here cover the 2022 and 2023 vintages at roughly £19.86 to £21 a bottle. Wine Spectator scored the 2022 90 points and Wine Enthusiast 92. Allegrini says the wine can age for at least a decade, though it drinks well on release.
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