Poja
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted red meats, wild game dishes, and mature, aged cheeses.
✨ Technical Specifications
La Poja is a legendary single-vineyard red wine born from the visionary mind of Giovanni Allegrini in 1983. Situated at the very crest of the prestigious La Grola hill in the Sant'Ambrogio district of Valpolicella, the La Poja vineyard is a unique, wind-swept plateau. Its soils are dominated by white, chalky limestone that reflects the sun's warmth back onto the vines. Breaking away from the traditional regional practice of blending and drying grapes, Allegrini chose to craft La Poja as a 100% Corvina Veronese monovarietal from fresh grapes. This bold decision showcased the true, unadulterated nobility of the Corvina grape. The wine is aged for approximately 20 months in new Allier French oak barriques, followed by significant bottle refinement. The result is a wine of extraordinary intensity, elegance, and complexity, marked by dark wild berries, spices, and a distinct mineral backbone.
🍾 About the Producer
Rooted in the Valpolicella Classica region since the sixteenth century, Allegrini stands as one of Italy's most revered and innovative winemaking estates, having been transformed into a global icon under the visionary leadership of Giovanni Allegrini in the mid-twentieth century. Based in Fumane within the Veneto region, the family-run estate harmoniously marries time-honored traditions with pioneering cellar and viticultural techniques, such as modernizing the traditional appassimento process. Allegrini is celebrated worldwide for its benchmark Amarone della Valpolicella Classico as well as prestigious single-vineyard crus like La Grola and the pure Corvina masterwork La Poja, alongside the acclaimed Palazzo della Torre. Expanding across Veneto with projects such as Corte Giara and artisanal grappas, the producer remains an enduring standard-bearer of Italian elegance and quality.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Corvina (45-95%), Corvinone, Rondinella