QUINTARELLI

Giuseppe Quintarelli, known to most as Bepi, or "Maestro del Veneto" was a Valpolicella pioneer who created and helped define the rich, elegant style of modern Amarone. His small, well-hidden winery in the village of Negrar, is one of the most legendary wineries in Veneto and sits on same land where the family has lived since 1924. A perfectionist, Giuseppe crafted some of the world’s finest wines and since his death in 2012, his daughter Fiorenza, her husband Giampaolo and their sons carry on his important legacy and continue to make wines with an uncompromising attention to detail.

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Alzero Cabernet
Giuseppe Quintarelli

Alzero Cabernet

$659.99 x 3

$1,752.19 PER CASE
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SIZE
3 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $659.99 EACH
PRODUCER
Giuseppe Quintarelli
VINTAGE
2016
COLOUR
red
SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY
Veneto IGT, Veneto, Italy
GRAPE
cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, merlot

 


96 Points, Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The Quintarelli Giuseppe 2012 Cabernet Alzero (packaged in a heavy glass bottle) is a stunning wine that delivers a level of cautious brawn, intensity and fruit weight that sets this wine apart within the portfolio. The blend is 40% Cabernet Franc, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Merlot, and the grapes all undergo a few months of appassimento. I've been asked about possible perception of VA (volatile acidity) that can sometimes appear in wines made with air-dried fruit. As a much-respected Italian colleague once told me, "serve a dare spalla," ("it gives a shoulder to the wine"), and I can't help but admire the beautifully lifted and upright quality of the bouquet that appears especially radiant and buoyant in this wine. The magic, whatever it is, works.

Notes by Anthony Lynch 

Have you ever wondered what first-growth Bordeaux would taste like if subjected to the great Venetian tradition of producing wine from dried grapes? The Alzero is just that, combining the leather, tobacco, and blackcurrant of the Left Bank with the concentration and intense notes of ripe fruit acquired from appassimento in this powerful monument to northern Italian viticulture. The sublime flavors persist on the epic, never-ending finale to what is essentially an Amarone made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot.

Bianco Secco
Giuseppe Quintarelli

Bianco Secco

$67.99 x 12

$722.02 PER CASE
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SIZE
12 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $67.99 EACH
PRODUCER
Giuseppe Quintarelli
VINTAGE
2021
COLOUR
White
SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY
Veneto IGT, Veneto, Italy
GRAPE
Garganega, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Trebbiano
 


The Bianco Secco by Quintarelli is a wine that impresses with its elegance and the breadth of its aromas. The grapes for this wine are on average a minimum of 30 years old and grown in soils of limestone and basalt. The grapes are pressed immediately following harvest, undergo a 12 hour cold soak, temperature-controlled fermentation as well as regular batonnage. The wine is then barrel-aged.

The nose is quite seductive with white flowers, citrus, apricot, musk, honeyed florals and a slight spice. On the palate, the wine is delicious; dry and concentrated with orchard fruit notes but with a vibrancy and underlying mineral sensation throughout.

Recioto della Valpolicella Classico (375ml)
Giuseppe Quintarelli

Recioto della Valpolicella Classico (375ml)

$218.99 x 12

$2,325.56 PER CASE
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SIZE
12 PACK, 375ml BOTTLES, $218.99 EACH
PRODUCER
Giuseppe Quintarelli
VINTAGE
2007
COLOUR
White
SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY
recioto della valpolicella classico doc, Veneto, Italy
GRAPE
corvina, corvinone, rondinella
 


Notes by Anthony Lynch 

With this latest release of Recioto, a wine made from ripe grapes dried for months and then fermented as much as nature allows, each sip is a mind-melting experience, evoking dried fruit, baking spices, caramel, roasted nuts . . . This is the ultimate pairing for hard aged cheeses and almond biscotti, or perhaps you can simply enjoy this decadent treat—a combination of powerful structure and tender elegance—before a roaring fire on a chilly winter evening. 15.5% alcohol.

Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva 2011
Giuseppe Quintarelli

Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva 2011

$1400.00 x 1

$1,582.00 PER CASE
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SIZE
1 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $1400.00 EACH
PRODUCER
Giuseppe Quintarelli
VINTAGE
2011
COLOUR
red
SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY
amarone della valpolicella classico doc, Veneto, Italy
GRAPE
corvina, corvinone, rondinella
 


Only produced in select vintages when growing conditions are deemed exceptional, this is one of the most coveted bottles in Italian wine. The Quintarelli Giuseppe 2011 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva represents the last vintage seen by Bepi himself. Giuseppe Quintarelli died in January 2012 at age 84 following his struggle with Parkinson's disease. There's magic in this wine, and we raise a glass to the master of Negrar. It delivers elegant class and concentration, fruit freshness and the power (plus 16.5% alcohol) that comes with appassimento. It's an ethereal wine from a hot and dry vintage. There are many contradictions within the bottle, but it ultimately settles on a place of balance and beauty. I opened bottle number 1,443 of only 5,726 released. Drink: 2025-2060

 

Giuseppe established the winery as the source of the most traditional styles of Amarone, ageing it for seven years in Slavonian oak; the result is one of the most complex wines produced in Italy. Quintarelli wines are still the unmatched benchmark for Amarone. Even though he is traditional in his Amarone production, it does not follow that Giuseppe is afraid of innovation.