Thursday, December 4, 2014

December Italy Wine Feature

This is our last wine feature for 2014 and we have saved one of the best for last: Allegini's 2010 Palazzo Della Torre.  I am a huge fan of Amarone wines but one just can't drink Amarone all the time; therefore, I turn to Palazzo della Torre.


Palazzo Della Torre comes from a single vineyard (Villa della Torre) in the Valpolicella region about 10 miles from Verona, Italy. The wine is affectionately knows as a “Baby Amarone” because it is made using the ripasso method. The blend of 70% Corvina, 25% Rondinella and 5% Sangiovese takes two different paths. Thirty percent of the grapes are left to dry on racks till December, in true Amarone style, and the other seventy percent vinified immediately. The fresh wine is blended with the juice from the dried grapes for a second fermentation and the end result is a wine that bursts of rich, ripe blackberries, currants and mocha. We will be offering the wine at $10.50 a glass and $42 a bottle. 
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