Wine Allegrini, La Poja IGT 2003
Tasting Notes
Wine of deep ruby red color.
The wine has a taste with attractive colors and crumpled notes raspberries, minerals and sweet spices, with a good length and silky tannins.
The wine has a rich, enveloping aroma with notes of wild berries, juniper, tobacco and coffee.
The wine goes well with different kinds of risotto, especially cooked with pork, as well as an excellent complement to grilled meats, roasts and stews. Wine particularly well with lamb, as well as with steamed or fried mushrooms and seasoned, mature cheeses.
Interesting Facts
Marylise Allegrini - the first Italian, who became the head of the wine company Allegrini. She headed the family firm since the early seventies, and during that time the house Allegrini has become one of the most famous wineries of Italy and the largest in the Veneto region. Along with his two brothers, Walter and Franco she continues the work of their father - Giovanni Allegrini, which became the forerunner of a new wave in the wine industry. He is the first to realize how important it is to focus not on the amount of grapes, and its quality and selection. Giovanni wanted to express the image of the wine of his land, with its stony, mineral-rich soils (millions of years ago there was the ocean floor), harsh winds, temperature difference between day and night. He rebelled against prescribed by state law for the use of the Valpolicella wine region, three grape varieties - "Corvina", "rodinelly" and "Molinari" and argued that the most valuable - "Corwin". When in the early seventies Giovanni Allegrini bought land on the rocky hill of La Grohl decided to grow grapes there, "Corwin," he intuitively felt: buying, infertile soil will cause the vines to break through the stones to moisture, "suffer" and this only becomes more complex and richer .
In 1983, when Giovanni himself was no longer alive, the farm has published his great wine - La Poja of absolute Corwin is authoritative wine guide Parker called stunning miracle. Vineyard La Poya 2.5 ha is located on the top of a hill in the valley of La Grohl Sant 'Ambrogio at an altitude of 327 meters above sea level. South-eastern exposure. Clay and limestone soil. The average age of the vines - 30 years.
The grapes for the production of La Poja done manually in mid-October. Maceration for 12-15 days with regular remontazhem. Fermentation in stainless steel tanks under controlled temperature 20-28S. Excerpt 20 months in barriques (Allier) and 15 months in bottles. Has great potential for storage for 18 years. It is recommended to open one hour before use.
