Allegrini La Grola 2020

Made with 90% Corvina with 10% Oseleta, the 2020 La Grola shows ripe fruit, some background herbal notes, licorice, tar and soft spice. There is a slightly wild side to this easy red wine with fresh acidity and a whistle-clean finish. With 70,000 bottles released, La Grola paints a more focused picture of Corvina specifically, a grape normally used in traditional Amarone blends. Allegrini remains one of the benchmark producers in Valpolicella. Under the leadership of Marilisa Allegrini, the wines offer consistent excellence, even in the challenging vintages. The only major news to report from this property in Fumane is a fun label restyling initiated last year.

This is a lot of wine in the best possible way. Luscious aromas of blackberries, blueberry compote and baking spices define the wine (currently). The palate is rich, full in body, with savory spices, black plums and vanilla. The tannins are taut and elegant with a mouthwatering finish. This bold wine is fun today but will be great over the next 10 years Drink from 2023–2032.

The 2019 La Grola keeps me returning to the glass to take in its darkly alluring blend of steeped cherries and plums complemented by sage and clove nuances. This is silky-smooth and potent, with a wave of ripe red fruits and spices that drench the palate in youthful concentration. Grippy tannins are left to linger as tart wild berries and a subtle hint of citrus add contrast. La Grola is primarily Covrina with a 10% dollop of Oseleta and doesn't go through any appassimento. (EG) (12/2022)

Intense nose with black chocolate, dark raspberries, dried orange and sweet blueberries. Rich and intense with a juicy, full-bodied palate, coated by plenty of fine, silky tannins. Tight, long and racy. Sustainable. Drink now or hold.

A fresh red, with macerated black cherry, blackberry paste and wild strawberry fruit flavors set in an elegant, medium-bodied frame trimmed by light, taut tannins. Reveals hints of bay leaf, dried thyme, milled pepper and smoke-tinged mineral that wind through the fruit profile and linger on the finish. Corvina and Oseleta.