Allegrini, Fieramonte - Amarone Valpolicella Riserva Docg 2015

matthewjukes.com

19,5 / 20

byMatthew Jukesthe9/14/2022

This is as close to perfection as I have tasted in Amarone, and given that I have followed this estate for three decades, it is a pleasure to inform you that this is the finest wine I have tasted from Allegrini. Sensational in every respect, this is a Titan and a beautiful one at that.

Anthocyanes

97 / 100

byYohan Castaingthe9/9/2022

Un bouquet fruits noirs, un peu alcool, des notes de fleurs, d'épices, de fruits noirs, de pruneau et de café. Bouche ronde, veloutée, des arômes d'herbes et de réglisse avec une allonge élégante et une belle gestion du sucre.

Decanter.com

100 / 100

byGeorgina Hindlethe8/24/2022

One of two Allegrini wines making their debut on the Place de Bordeaux this year. From an 8ha vineyard at 415m. Richly scented on the nose with a beautiful nuance to the dark fruits, floral scents and sweet spices, all melding together. The texture is so appealing, rich yet smooth and silky, dominating the palate with the flavours of stewed blackcurrants, coffee beans, orange rind, slightly bitter medicinal herbs, juicy balsamic peppery fruit and a beguiling saltiness. It's enveloping in the best way, but still juicy and lively, really leaves a lingering impression on the palate, an absolute lifeforce. Tannins are on the chewy and grippy side, coating the mouth and tongue but the presentation of the flavours is so precise and detailed. This is amazingly good with excellent freshness throughout. 5% Oseleta completes the blend. Ageing 48 months in French oak barriques, 6 months in Slavonian oak. First vintage was 2011 with no 2014 made.

Jamessuckling.com

95 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe8/8/2022

Plush and opulent, with a creamy chocolate edge to the concentrated minty blackberries, dark walnuts, mussels and pine cones. Rich, broad and full-bodied with lots of oak now, but still very fresh and tangy. Lots of fine-grained tannins tuck up the dark fruit and the sweet spices into a lengthy finish. Needs some time for the oak to settle more. Drink from 2024.

Jane Anson

97 / 100

byJane Ansonthe7/19/2022

An excellent vintage to mark the first time on the Place for this Amarone, from a 420m altitude site on la Grola hill in Valpolicella. Dried herbs, cloves, sweet spices, and clear savoury mid palate, grilled coffee bean, and a clear bitter edge to the tannins as they build through the palate, giving a savoury finish. Give it a few minutes, and the bitter edge disipates and in its place you get a generous, richly spiced plum and Chinese spices, just so good - a complex layering of flavours to sink into. This is not always an easy style of wine to approach, and certainly it's a niche market, but this is just a stunning wine, and should be sought out by anyone looking to understand why Amarone inspires such fervour. Inevitably the winemaking (long ageing) and the style of grape (dry hanging) mark the flavours, but there is site specific character here also. Ageing in barrel, then 18 months in vat and two years in bottle.