Dal Forno Romano 2017 Amarone Classico DOCG
Item Number: 27 30 693 17
Dal Forno Romano 2017 Amarone Classico DOCG
98 Point Extremely Rare Amarone!
Quick Taste
- 98 Points!
- Iconic Amarone Producer!
- 'offers concentration and power'
- 'this is an exercise in balance and restraint'
- Super Limited!
About Dal Forno Romano 2017 Amarone Classico DOCG
The Dal Forno family has been making wine since 1983. Located in Val D’Illasi, the estate consists of 65 acres of vines planted with traditional indigenous varieties of Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, Oseleta and Croatina. The estate vineyards and farm are located where the slopes begin to rise toward the mountains and sit 1,000 feet above sea level. The loose, alluvial soils, meticulous pruning and scrupulous viticultural techniques ensure remarkable-quality grapes. The Dal Fornos use traditional methods to grow the finest fruit and then employ modern techniques to produce the best wines — classic in expression and modern in purity. The 2017 is a blend of 60% Corvina, 20% Rondinella, 10% Oseleta, 10% Croatina.
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 become evident. A wine that shape-shifts and beguiles, as much it wrestles with the senses. Excellent.
95 Points Wine Spectator
A dark, brooding red that effortlessly marries a lovely range of kirsch, blackberry paste, dried mint and eucalyptus flavors with fine, sculpted tannins and a rich streak of minerality, showing lots of smoke, fresh earth and iron. This offers concentration and power, revealing even greater detail and expression as it opens in the glass, but at the same time this is an exercise in balance and restraint...Drink now through 2035.
Wine Details
- Alcohol % 16.0%
- Bottle Size 750 ml
- Wine Type Red
- Country Italy
- Region Veneto
- Appellation Valpolicella
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