A single vineyard iteration, drawing fruit from an historically crucial site, quite steep and chalky-calcareous and dropping to the Adige river. Corvina (80%) and oseleta (20%). No dried fruit. The brusque, firm and punchy nature of oseleta's tannins are evident on the attack. Yet the mid-palate is spherical and energetic, serving to mitigate any sense of stiffness, while splaying anise, mint, leather varnish and dark, saturated berry. This is a very good wine, built for the cellar. Drinkable now, but best from 2025.
94 points, Ned Goodwin, James Suckling (Apr 2023)
La Grola has been a stalwart wine of the Allegrini family since 1989. This 90% Corvina and 10% Oseleta blend opens with aromas of black plum, macerated black cherries, clove, cinnamon, black pepper and violets. As the wine further opens, cedar, cigar box and tobacco notes develop. On the palate, there is a dance between rich black-hued fruits and taut well-structured tannins as savory and earthy notes add to the intrigue.
93 points, Jeff Porter, Wine Enthusiast (Mar 2024)
The 2020 La Grola is dark, brooding and complex, tempting the imagination with notes of spiced blood orange, cloves, dark chocolate and dried black cherries. It’s soft textured and more lifted than expected, with brisk acidity and a wave of tart wild berry fruit that slowly saturates. It tapers off with tension, puckering the cheeks with a primary concentration of fine-grained tannins that lingers on. The 2020 is an intense La Grola that will require patience.
92 points, Eric Guido, Vinous (Feb 2024)
An elegant red, with fine tannins seamlessly meshed with the ripe black and red cherry flavors. Accents of cured tobacco, rose hip, cocoa powder and anise wind through the fruit profile, and a subtle, minerally streak of fresh earth and iron lingers on the finish. Corvina and Oseleta. Drink now through 2034. 15,833 cases made, 787 cases imported.
92 points, Alison Napjus, Wine Spectator (Feb 2024)
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