Valpolicella Superiore Dal Forno 2017

Valpolicella Superiore Dal Forno 2017

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  • Vinous rating 95
Valpolicella Superiore Dal Forno 2017
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HED95491

75 cl

14.5%
£100.00
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Situated in Val D`Illasi within the Valpolicella region, this boutique winery was founded by Romano Dal Forno in 1983. After four decades, the family legacy continues, now led by his son Marco with Romano ever-present at his side. The 2017 Valpolicella Superiore presents concentrated aromas of spiced black plum, violets, fig, and espresso that waft from the glass. Exhibiting a polished and taut character, the wine features fine tannins and a well-structured profile. Oak notes are discernible, transitioning into flavours of macerated black cherries, star anise, tobacco leaf, and tilled earth.
95 Vinous
Taking in the 2017 Valpolicella Superiore Monte Lodoletta reminds me of all of the desserts, spices and confections experienced on Christmas day. An array of medicinal cherries, plum sauce, ginger cookies, cloves, cinnamon and dried roses captivate. There's tremendous depth here, but it maintains fantastic freshness. This is wildly spicy and intense, yet deep, with brilliant acidity adding energy seldom found in Valpolicella, which enlivens the crunchy red fruits and pretty inner florals within. The 2017 finishes dramatically long and perfumed, resonating on sour blackberries, currants and a bitter hint of cocoa. This goes far beyond the expectation of Valpolicella, with the power and aromatics of an Amarone but with a liveliness that will allow it to excel at the dinner table.

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A living legend of Verona winemaking, Romano Dal Forno has been producing showstopping Amarones and Valpolicellas since the early 1980s. A protégé of the great Giuseppe Quintarelli, Romano is renowned for his scrupulously hardworking commitment to his craft, both in the vineyard and the cellar.

The estate of Dal Forno Romano comprises 8ha of vineyards in the Val D’Illasi. The area’s loose, alluvial soils, combined with Dal Forno’s strict pruning regime, produce remarkably low grape yields. Rigorous selection during harvest then gives the raw materials for some of the most expressive Valpolicella Superiore, Amarone and passito wines in the region. Four decades on from the founding of the estate, Dal Forno Romano is still run by the family, with Romano’s son Marco in charge in the cellar and Romano himself always on hand.

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