by Ray Johnson | Jan 17, 2011 | Corvina, Italy, Veneto Red
Allegrini, Veronese IGT, Palazzo Della Torre 2007 This vintage, as some in the past, features a bit more leather that adds a great complexity to the nose. In the mouth the ripeness of the wine comes through, with complexity and great length. This wine joins long...
by Ray Johnson | Jul 10, 2010 | Amarone della Valpolicella, Corvina, Italy, Valpolicella Classico, Veneto
Masi, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, Costasera 2006 The fruit shows both a fresh and a lightly-stewed and evolved, complex character in the nose. In the mouth the texture is velvety, with almost a sweet appearance to the fruit. Like the previous vintage, the...
by Ray Johnson | Apr 10, 2010 | Corvina, Ripasso, Rondinella, Valpolicella, Veneto
Masi, Rosso Del Veronese IGT, Campofiorin, Ripasso 2006 The nose features leather, cherries, fresh and dried, as well as licorice. The mouth displays tart cherries, a long thread of acidity and the complexity of an appropriate dash of brett. This wine has consistently...
by Ray Johnson | Apr 9, 2010 | Corvina, Rondinella, Valpolicella, Veneto
Allegrini, Valpolicella 2008 The nose smells of sweet black fruit. The fruitiness repeats on the palate with a light sense of tannin and long acidity – nice. These are notes from our tasting at the estate in the summer of ’09 and the wine is now available...
by Ray Johnson | Jul 22, 2009 | Amarone della Valpolicella, Corvina, Italy, Valpolicella, Valpolicella Classico, Veneto
Masi, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOC, Costasera 2005 Dried fruits spring to mind when you smell this wine, raisins, dried cranberries and a sprinkling of brown spices. In the mouth, the wine is quite elegant, lighting up every part of the palate with flavor,...
by Ray Johnson | Jul 22, 2009 | Corvina, Italy, Rondinella, Valpolicella, Veneto
Allegrini, Valpolicella DOC 2007 This wine has been consistently refreshingly full of acidity. This vintage smells of cherries and the forest floor. The earthy note carries over in the mouth with tart acidity and a bit of grip. 60% Corvina, 35% Rondinella and 5%...
