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2013 Romano Dal Forno Valpolicella Superiore Vigneto Monte Lodoletta

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May 5, 2024 - $96

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RATINGS

95The Wine Advocate

...a terrific wine...oozes forth with thick concentration...mouthfeel is thick and impenetrable, and the senses are treated to a long succession of black fruit, tar, spice, smoke, mesquite and barbecue flavors...full-bodied and very opulent, but it carries that massive intensity with grace and precision...very nicely done.

92Vinous / IWC

...elegant, pretty and understated expression... Black cherries dipped in rum, plum sauce, brown spices and a dusting of cocoa rise up from the glass...silky and polished, seamlessly washing across the palate with plush ripe red and black currants, while leaving minerals and a fine coating of tannin in its wake. Zesty acids add further cheek-puckering tension, as this tapers off structured, with notes of mocha and mentholated herbs lingering long.

REGION

Italy, Veneto, Valpolicella

Valpolicella DOC near Verona, in Veneto, earned appellation status in 1968. Viticulture has thrived in the region since the ancient Greeks first planted vineyards, and the tradition of using partially dried grapes to produce the concentrated red wine we now call Amarone is attributed to the Greeks. The fertile soils of the area combined with relatively mild climate in the shadows of the Alps has made Valpolicella a major wine producing region throughout history. Valpolicella is made from a blend of the Corvina, Rondinella and Molinara grapes, and can also contain small amounts of other red grapes. Valpolicella Superiore must be aged a minimum of one year. In 2008 and 2009 smaller appellations for Ripasso della Valpolicella and Amarone della Valpolicella were added to the district.