Dal Forno Romano - Amarone della Valpolicella Monte Lodoletta 2016 (750ml)
Price: $475.00
| Producer | Dal Forno Romano |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Varietal | Corvina |
| Vintage | 2016 |
| Sku | 8957 |
| Size | 750ml |
Vinous: 98 Points
The 2016 Amarone della Valpolicella is a sleeping giant darkly alluring with dried violets dusty black currants shaved cedar and lifting hints of mint. This is sleek and cool-toned in feel?lifted yet intense and savory to the core with masses of mineral-tinged dark red fruits and balsamic tones carried across a core of zesty acidity. The 2016 finishes tannic and long clamping down hard on the palate and leaving a bitter primary concentration that lingers on and on. This is just a baby today and in need of serious cellaring yet the potential is off the charts. Marco Dal Forno explains that he considered selling the 2018 before the 2016 to allow it to come fully into focus which he already did with the 2017. (Drink between 2026-2042)
vWine Advocate: 97 Points
The 2016 Amarone della Valpolicella Monte Lodoletta takes wine intensity to almost unthinkable levels. That's the magic of this estate and without a doubt this wine occupies a category that makes it totally unique on the Italian wine scale. Made with a traditional blend of 60% Corvina 20% Rondinella 10% Croatina and 10% Oseleta (aged in French and American new oak for two years) the wine feels even richer bolder and more concentrated in this classic vintage. That general intensity is applied to the tightly wound and firm tannins as well. The alcohol reading is 16.5%. This Amarone hits the market in 2023 but you'd do well to age it for another decade at least. Black fruit baked plum tobacco soy sauce grilled herb and sweet spice are generously folded into the wine's full-bodied texture. The 2016 vintage saw 17000 bottles created. In recent times the Dal Forrno family winemaking team had consisted of brothers Marco Luca and Michele (under the watchful eye of father Romano). But in 2020 the bulk of responsibility passed onto Marco. The family decided to skip over production of its sweet wine the Passito Rosso Vino Dolce Vigna Seré. Published: Oct 05 2023
Wine Spectator: 95 Points
Dark and dense this reveals itself slowly teasing fragrant accents of tarry smoke graphite coffee liqueur and warm spices before flavors of blackberry paste plum cake stemmy herbs and cocoa powder begin to unfurl. This is tightly meshed with a core of grippy tannins creating a compact feel today. Give this some time in the cellar or extensive decanting to allow it to shine brightest. Corvina Rondinella Oseleta and Croatina. Best from 2027 through 2040. ?A.N.
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