The Story
The late, great Giuseppe Quintarelli was a radical traditionalist who proved Bordeaux grapes could make profound, quintessentially Veneto wines, and Alzero is the most extraordinary proof: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot, dried in the appassimento method like his Amarone, then aged for years in oak. The 1994 is a mature back-vintage and a genuine rarity, one of the hardest Quintarelli wines to find. Decades on, expect dark fruit gone to dried fig, leather, tobacco, and sweet spice, with the dried-grape richness woven into savory depth. Drink now. Provenance from a private cellar.
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The late, great Giuseppe Quintarelli was a radical traditionalist who proved Bordeaux grapes could make profound, quintessentially Veneto wines, and Alzero is the most extraordinary proof: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot, dried in the appassimento method like his Amarone, then aged for years in oak. The 1994 is a mature back-vintage and a genuine rarity, one of the hardest Quintarelli wines to find. Decades on, expect dark fruit gone to dried fig, leather, tobacco, and sweet spice, with the dried-grape richness woven into savory depth. Drink now. Provenance from a private cellar.
