Allegrini
“Fieramonte”
Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG Classico Riserva
2015

The producer

Renowned globally as a benchmark for Italian winemaking, Allegrini stands as the foremost producer within the Valpolicella region.

With viticultural roots tracing back to the 16th century, the Allegrini family cultivates more than 100 hectares of vineyards located across some of Valpolicella’s most esteemed crus.

Their Amarone wines are a testament to centuries of expertise, showcasing the family’s deep-rooted heritage and exceptional command of the traditional Appassimento method. The result is a distinctive, expressive style that has become synonymous with the Allegrini name.

The wine

Crafted from meticulously hand-harvested grapes, only the finest fruit is selected for this exceptional wine. After a natural drying process in dedicated lofts, the grapes are gently destemmed and pressed in January. Fermentation is followed by an extended ageing regime: 48 months in French oak barriques, then a further six months in large Slavonian oak casks, and finally, around a year of bottle maturation to refine the structure and depth.

Allegrini’s Riserva Fieramonte, an Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, originates from a high-altitude vineyard positioned at 415 metres above sea level. The site is characterised by rocky, mineral-rich soils with high levels of magnesium and iron—ideal conditions for producing a wine of remarkable complexity and character.

We choose our wines based on a range of criteria (see how we choose our wines) of which critic scores is just one. Rather than simply highlight the best score to promote a wine, our average critic score is calculated from the scores provided by several respected wine critics, who we follow for specific regions. They do not represent all critic scores and, wherever possible, we try and give more weight to more recent reviews. Where appropriate we consider market-based scores like Global Wine Score or Wine Searcher Average scores.

As a rule, we look to offer wines that achieve a 92/100 average critic score or better and frankly a lot of very good wines simply don’t make the cut. As a high-end provider we want to reflect that positioning in the quality of wines we offer. Such wines are only a tiny fraction of those generally on offer in the market. We believe that an average score is a more conservative and representative approach, but it is still subjective and only offered as a guide to our customers, who will (and should) do their own research. We will add individual critic scores to our website in the future.