Giuseppe Quintarelli, Alzero Cabernet, 1994 so040926 grosse pierre and it arrives with all

and it arrives with all the spice you want from the grain — but wrapped in caramel

shows a pale garnet color with aromas of dried cherries

Fermented with wild yeasts and raised in mostly older French oak so the fruit stays front and center

Köves (meaning “stony”) is a blend of native and international varieties

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Giuseppe Quintarelli, Alzero Cabernet, 1994 so040926 grosse pierre and it arrives with allThe late, great Giuseppe Quintarelli was a radical traditionalist who proved Bordeaux grapes could make profound, quintessentially Veneto wines, and Alzero is the most extraordinary proof: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot, dried in the appassimento method like his Amarone, then aged for years in oak. The 1994 is a mature back vintage and a genuine rarity, one of the hardest Quintarelli wines to find. Decades on, expect dark fruit gone to