Giuseppe Quintarelli, Alzero Cabernet, 1994 so040926 grosse pierre it’s still structured but mellowed—tannins

it’s still structured but mellowed—tannins softened into silk

Harvest occurred early October with yields 20% below normal

But this bottling comes from a different

and warm baking spices

Giuseppe Quintarelli, Alzero Cabernet, 1994 so040926 grosse pierre it’s still structured but mellowed—tanninsThe 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