Allegrini Grappa di Recioto (50cl)
£48.95
The wine
Distilled from the pomace of Allegrini’s sweet Recioto, this grappa is the gentler, more perfumed of the estate’s two spirits. Made from Corvina with Rondinella and a touch of Molinara.
Fragrant and silky, it shows soft dried-fruit sweetness, florals and gentle spice, with a warming, elegant finish. A refined way to end an evening.
Serve at room temperature in a small glass after dinner, with coffee or pudding. Supplied in a 50cl bottle. 43% alcohol.
The producer
Allegrini
View all Allegrini winesFew names carry the weight in Valpolicella that Allegrini does. The family has farmed these hills above Verona since the sixteenth century, and from their home at Fumane they have helped define what great wine from the region can be. The modern estate, shaped by the visionary Giovanni Allegrini, set a standard that others still follow.
The vineyards lie in the heart of Valpolicella Classico, in the foothills of the Lessini mountains and within the cooling reach of Lake Garda. Across some 150 hectares of morainic and calcareous slopes, Allegrini farms a collection of named sites, each with its own character, alongside holdings in Lugana on the lake.
Allegrini built its reputation on the idea of the cru, the single vineyard given over to a single wine. La Poja, a pure Corvina grown on a chalk plateau, was the first of its kind; La Grola and the ingenious Palazzo della Torre followed. Above them all stands the Amarone, widely held to be the benchmark for the style, rich yet linear, powerful yet poised, and prized as much at the table as in the cellar.
Whether it is an easy-going Valpolicella, a textured Lugana or a profound Amarone, every Allegrini wine is estate-grown and shaped by the same blend of tradition and quiet innovation. This is Valpolicella at its most serious and most rewarding.
