Allegrini Palazzo della Torre (75cl, 14%)

A Veneto IGT red blend from Allegrini, made with a double-fermentation technique using partially dried grapes blended with fresh wine. It is composed of 40% Corvina Veronese, 30% Corvinone, 25% Rondinella and 5% Sangiovese. Roughly 70% of the grapes are fermented conventionally, while 30% undergo appassimento before blending. The wine is aged for 15 months in second-use French oak barriques. The nose opens with dried cherry and blackberry, moving into clove, black pepper and gentle vanilla. The palate is ripe and fruit-forward, with sour cherry, blackcurrant, plum and mixed herbs, plus a subtle dried-grape richness. The finish is long, with soft, velvety tannins and lingering ripe berries and spice.