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2016 Valpolicella Superiore, Romano dal Forno, Veneto, Italy

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Corvina
Ready - youthful (Drink 2022 - 2044)
Monica Larner
95/100
Product: 20168214658

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2016 Valpolicella Superiore, Romano dal Forno, Veneto, Italy

Description

Immediately on the nose, we get deep bramble and black olive tapenade with a hint of sweet spices. The texture is smooth and velvety with ripe tannins. The acidity provides balance and is wonderful in length, leaving a chocolate finish. You will have to wait to try this wine at its peak, but we suspect it will be worth it.

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Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2016
Alcohol % 14%
Maturity Ready - youthful (2022 - 2044)
Grape List Corvina
Body Full Bodied
Producer Romano Dal Forno

Critics reviews

Monica Larner 95/100

The Dal Forno Romano 2016 Valpolicella Superiore Monte Lodoletta is a wine of characteristically dark intensity and rich extraction. If there's one thing this estate knows, it's making big wines with soaring intensity that strike a balance and have complexity all the while. The Dal Forno production is always an artful expression, as these are wines that can be made in no other hands. This is because of the unique qualities of the Lodoletta Vineyard, which has alluvial clay soils, and the proprietary technology used during fermentation and winemaking.

This classic vintage reveals black fruit, olive, dark tar, mahogany and sweet barbecue spice. The wine is soft and rich in terms of texture with tight tannins, but it finishes relatively dry with a contained 14% alcohol content. The blend is 70% Corvina, 20% Rondinella, 5% Croatina and 5% Oseleta, aged in new French and American barrels for 24 months.

Drink 2023 - 2045
Monica Larner, Wine Advocate (Oct 2023)

About this wine

Valpolicella

Valpolicella

Valpolicella is a renowned red wine region in northern Italy, particularly in the province of Verona. The wines are typically light to medium-bodied, fruity, approachable and made from a blend of local grape varieties such as Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, and Molinara. Notable styles from the region include Ripasso, made by fermenting Valpolicella on Amarone lees, and Amarone, a dry, full-bodied wine from dried grapes.
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