Allegrini Palazzo della Torre 2022

Palazzo della Torre covers 26 hectares of east-facing vineyards planted between 1962 and 1989, at 450m-520m above sea level. These terraced vines are trained using the Guyot system and planted at a density of 3,000 vines per hectare. Valpolicella’s terraced vineyards are created using traditional dry-stone walling called ‘marogne’, a highly characteristic example of rural architecture. The subsoil is primarily composed of marly limestone that encourages the concentration of sugars in the grapes while maintaining a good level of acidity.

Allegrini uses the modern version of the traditional 'ripasso' technique for Palazzo della Torre. This involves drying a portion of the grapes in their 'Terre di Fumane' drying centre to intensify the character of the vineyard. The remaining grapes were destemmed and pressed immediately after harvest, with the dried grapes undergoing the same process later in the year. Fermentation took place in temperature-controlled stainless-steel tanks. The wine was aged in second-use oak barriques before being blended for two months. It was bottle-aged for seven months before release.