Romano Dal Forno - Amarone della Valpolicella Vigneti del Monte Lodoletta 2011 (750ml)
Price: $325.00
| Producer | Romano Dal Forno |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Veneto |
| Varietal | Corvina |
| Vintage | 2011 |
| Sku | 1561421 |
| Size | 750ml |
Grapes for the Valpolicella are partially dried for around six weeks and the wine's quality level exceeds the vast majority of Valpolicella Superiore and many Amarones. The fruit for dal Forno's Amarone which shows even more intensity and complexity is dried for around three months and is exclusively made from vines more than ten years old. The Vigna Seré has dense plum and cherry fruit flavors with chocolate and coffee and is only made in the very best years."
Decanter: 99 Points
The blend for this wine whose fruit is dried for three months is 55 per cent Corvina 15 per cent Rondinella 20 per cent Croatina and 10 per cent Oseleta; all the vines are at least 10 years old. A black wine and a velvet nosebox: pressed black fruits seeping with fruit essences; smoke and cinders; herbal complexities; teasing floral notes too to lighten the tone a little. The alcohol level on the label might lead you to expect a gobstopper ? so you?ll be taken aback by the fine-milled elegance of this wine by its disposition and organization by its fleet-footed elegance and freshness even though its concentration power and textural presence make it a wine of absolute authority. There isn?t a trace of superfluous fat in the mid-palate ? though it?s tongue-coating head-turning inspiring: a gathering of sumptuous fruited energies. ?It?s very difficult to for my father to feel happy about any of his wines; he?s very critical? said Michele. ?But with this vintage he didn?t have anything to say.? (Jun 2017) www.decanter.com
Wine Advocate: 97 Points
This is a real bruiser of a wine and it marks the first of three excellent back-to-back vintages (2011 2012 and 2013). The growing season was full of surprises and many farming decisions had to be made at the spur of the moment. The 2011 growing season started off cool but there was an explosion of heat in mid-August that remained intense until a final cooling period at harvest. Fruit ripening had been behind schedule but that August heat helped to pick up the pace. (By the way this is also the year Michele Dal Forno got married). The 2011 Amarone della Valpolicella Monte Lodoletta is an incredible wine that has magically managed to maintain the fresh acidity associated with the cooler part of the growing season. It also shows the inky black concentration and ripeness that is reflective of the hottest part of the summer. I am impressed by the tannic management as the wine is silky and fine at this young stage; however the underlying structure promises a long aging future should you chose to put your bottle aside. Overall this vintage is slightly more accessible and ready to drink if you don't have the patience for cellar aging. Published: Sep 19 2019
Vinous: 95+ Points
"Fully saturated ruby. Very deep intense aromas of blackcurrant plums macerated in alcohol soy sauce coffee and underbrush on the complex nose. Rich dense and balanced with nicely focused flavors of dark berries and aromatic herbs that have a noteworthy savory tang. The long finish features repeating hints of soy sauce espresso and underbrush. Dal Forno’s is the recognized master of a uniquely powerful ripe and concentrated style of Amarone." -Ian d'Agata
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