Allegrini La Poja

In the glass

Aroma: dark cherry, dried violet, tobacco, cedar, cassis, spice

Palate: black cherry, dried herbs, leather, graphite, cedar, liquorice

A 100% Corvina IGT aged in French barriques rather than dried: La Poja demonstrates the varietal's structure and ageing potential when treated outside the appassimento framework, producing a powerful, savoury red that rivals Amarone in complexity.

What it pairs with

• Bistecca alla florentina
  Pure Corvina tannin and high acidity cut through the fat of a thick Florentine steak.
• Pappardelle al cinghiale
  Wild boar ragu's gamey depth is complemented by the wine's leather-cedar register.

History

La Poja was created by Giovanni Allegrini as a single-vineyard, non-appassimento Corvina to show that the grape could produce world-class still red wine without drying. Declassified to IGT to allow the unconventional approach, it became one of Italy's notable single-varietal experiments.

1. 1983 — First La Poja vintage, one of Italy's earliest single-vineyard 100% Corvina IGT bottlings

Facts

Producer

Allegrini

Grapes

Corvina (100%)

Classification

Veronese IGT

Oak

Aged 18-24 months in French barriques (225L)

ABV

14.5%

Price

€120-200 at retail

Drinking window

8-25 from vintage

First vintage

1983

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