Allegrini, Fieramonte - Amarone Valpolicella Riserva Docg 2018

Allegrini, Fieramonte - Amarone Valpolicella Riserva Docg 2018

Allegrini was founded in Fumane in the heart of Valpolicella Classica, a land of ancient, noble traditions. While historical records trace the Allegrini Family back to the 16th century, it has been producing wine for generations and is at the forefront of the development and promotion of the Valpolicella in support of the culture and identity of its own territory.

Starting in the 1960s, the Company underwent a profound transformation via Giovanni Allegrini, recognized as one of the major architects of the rebirth of the Valpolicella. The Company’s legacy then passed into the hands of his children Walter, Marilisa and Franco, who have been able to take up, develop and communicate the great insights of their father with impassioned enthusiasm, making the name of Allegrini and of the Valpolicella renowned around the world.

Fieramonte's 8ha-vineyard is located on a special part of the upper Valpolicella Classica and benefits from a ideal exposure to the east. The Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella and Oseleta grapes planted there will then be carufully selected so that the best bunches will produce the Amarone Fieramonte Riserva. 

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The 2018 vintage

The 2018 harvest was long, with slow ripening, and can be considered of high quality. Spring was rainy, and at the beginning of July, green pruning was carried out to balance the vineyard. Although there were heavy rains shortly before the harvest, the weather improved in September, with a significant temperature range (15°C between day and night) that favored ripening, developing many aromatic precursors and producing high-quality grapes.

Fieramonte is a hymn to the Valpolicella tradition of “Appassimento”, where the finest wines are masterpieces of balance between the body and freshness. In this wine all the components are perfectly integrated, dancing between the nose and the mouth, shimmering with notes of ripe and dried fruits, dried flowers and then coffee, cigar box, dark chocolate, culminating in a tense, infinte finish that lingers in the palate and in the memory.