In the glass
Aroma: dried cherry concentrate, dark chocolate, tobacco leaf, dried violet, leather, iron
Palate: black cherry jam, espresso, dark plum, dried herbs, cedar, tar
The single-vineyard Fieramonte takes Allegrini's Amarone to the highest level: a single hill block in the Classico zone with extreme concentration, the Oseleta component adding signature pepper warmth to the cedar-espresso complex.
What it pairs with
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Venison loin with juniper and black truffle
The wine's iron-mineral spine and dried-fruit intensity embrace the gamey, earthy complexity of venison and truffle. -
Aged Asiago d'Allevo 24 months
Long-aged Asiago's crystalline texture and nutty salt amplify the wine's concentration.
History
Fieramonte was one of the first single-vineyard Amarone bottlings in the Classico zone, pioneered by Allegrini to demonstrate site-level expression within the appellation. The vineyard in Fumane faces south-east and benefits from optimal diurnal range for slow Corvina drying.
- 1983 — First Fieramonte single-vineyard Amarone release, among the earliest in Classico
Facts
- Producer
- Allegrini
- Grapes
- Corvina, Corvinone, Oseleta
- Classification
- Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG
- Oak
- Aged 4-5 years in a combination of large Slavonian casks and new French barriques
- ABV
- 16.0%
- Price
- €200-350 at retail
- Drinking window
- 10-35 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1983