Giuseppe Quintarelli • Veneto, Italy
Alzero Cabernet is Giuseppe Quintarelli’s cult Cabernet-based red from the hills of Valpolicella, a rich, Amarone-influe…Alzero Cabernet is Giuseppe Quintarelli’s cult Cabernet-based red from the hills of Valpolicella, a rich, Amarone-influenced blend (typically Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot) made from carefully dried grapes and then aged…Learn More »
$600
/750ml
2016 Retail Average
95
/100
2016 Pro Rating
Dark, heady fruit and sweet spice roll out of the glass, with cassis, blackberry liqueur, clove and cocoa layered over a subtle herbal edge in the 2016 Giuseppe Quintarelli Alzero Cabernet. The palate is massive yet surprisingly poised, delivering concentrated black fruit and chocolate richness wrapped in warmth and thick, velvety tannins, while the reduced sweetness in this vintage gives greater drive and definition to its powerful, lingering finish.
Braised beef short ribs; Venison stew with dried cherries; Aged Parmigiano Reggiano
Alzero Cabernet is Giuseppe Quintarelli’s cult Cabernet-based red from the hills of Valpolicella, a rich, Amarone-influenced blend (typically Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot) made from carefully dried grapes and then aged for many years in oak. Intensely powerful yet remarkably refined, it marries velvety dark fruit, spice and dried-fruit sweetness with the savoury, herbal Cabernet profile, offering extraordinary depth, length and longevity that has made it one of the most coveted and distinctive reds in the Veneto.