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Amarone della Valpolicella Dal Forno Romano 2017 (750ML)
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Renowned for its exceptional quality and distinctive character, the legendary Dal Forno family estate uses traditional methods to grow the finest fruit, and employ modern techniques to produce the best wines, classic in expression and modern in purity. After harvest and the initial fermentation, the Amarone is placed in new barriques, where it resumes a very slow fermentation process that continues for a further 18 months (the total aging in barriques was 36 months). Intense on the nose and very concentrated with dark-plum, black cherry vanilla, tar, mocha and raisins. Yet this wine remains surprisingly fresh and elegant with fine-grain tannins. This is a full-bodied and very layered, a blockbuster of a wine. The varietal composition of this vintage is 60% Corvina, 20% Rondinella, 10% Oseleta, and 10% Croatina.
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Country
Italy
Region
Veneto
Appellation
Veneto
Color
Red
Varietal
Blend
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Critic Reviews
Vinous Media
97 Points
97 Points, Eric Guido, VINOUS: “With the 2016 still being held for release down the road as it slowly comes into focus, today it's the 2017 Amarone della Valpolicella Monte Lodoletta that is being released into the market. This is dark, sultry and almost animalistic in nature, as crushed fall leaves and earth tones open the experience, giving way to masses of macerated black cherries, cedar shavings, spiced cookies and a lifting hint of camphor. It floods the palate with velvety textures while maintaining fantastic energy, as stimulating acidity adds unexpected vibrancy, and tart wild berries slowly saturate. While structured, the tannins are sweet, and the wine remains remarkably fresh, almost crunchy, as an air of inner rose and balsam herbs slowly fades. Frankly, I can't believe the 2017 finished at 16% abv, because it is simply so palatable and charming.”
James Suckling
98 Points
98 Points, James Suckling: “The current release. A tour de force, despite the sheer morass of palate-staining fruit. The malty oak is evident, yet operates as a welcome adjunct to corral and compress the swashbuckle of coffee grinds, beef bouillon, mint, leather varnish and saturated dark cherry liqueur, into a sheath of tension as much as sheer power. Grapes are dried for 70-80 days. This may seem obvious initially, but as one works it out in the glass and across the inner gums, the multitudinous layers” 4/23
