{"product_id":"quintarelli-alzero-igt-2015-75cl","title":"Quintarelli, Alzero, IGT 2015 - 75cl","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlzero is Giuseppe Quintarelli's great heresy — a Bordeaux-variety wine made by the appassimento method of Amarone. Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc lead, roughly 40% each, with Merlot filling the rest, all dried on mats for weeks after harvest before they ever see a fermenter. It carries only the humble Veneto IGT label, because Bordeaux grapes fall outside the Valpolicella rulebook, yet it is one of the most sought-after and expensive red wines Italy produces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe late Quintarelli, godfather of Valpolicella, worked with a patience that borders on the absurd: long, wild-yeast fermentation, then around seven years in wood — first French barrique, then large Slavonian botti — before the wine is finally released. The 2015 comes from a superb Veneto vintage, ripe and deep, and drying the grapes concentrates all of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is dense, mahogany-edged wine — morello cherry and cassis, fig, leather, tobacco, cocoa and graphite. It is full and mouth-filling, sweetly fruited from the raisining yet held together by fine tannin and a long, warming close. High in alcohol, around 16.5%, and utterly composed. It drinks like a great Left Bank claret that spent a summer in the sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA bottle for a landmark occasion, or for the cellar — it will evolve for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to Serve\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eServe at 18-20°C. Decant generously, up to two hours; it keeps unfolding in the glass. A large Bordeaux glass suits its scale. Drinking now but with a very long life ahead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhere to Drink It\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eScott's in Mayfair, for an occasion that warrants it. Wiltons on Jermyn Street, all hushed ceremony. The River Cafe, if you want it in Italian hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFood Pairings\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAged beef — a dry-aged rib, cooked simply — meets its weight head on. Or sit it after dinner with hard mountain cheese and let it be the event.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"House of Decant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53674822238532,"sku":"HO16102B15","price":324.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0858\/2551\/9940\/files\/HUB-10307100-1-IB-STOCK-N_1_1e6ac69b-dd82-4603-8320-f47c306a19db.png?v=1731424268","url":"https:\/\/checkout.houseofdecant.com\/products\/quintarelli-alzero-igt-2015-75cl","provider":"House of Decant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}