Romano Dal Forno, Amarone della Valpolicella other_regions especially in cooler years

especially in cooler years

This a huge wine with incredible density and power where the abundant dry extract coats the palate and

(a little known 1er that sits directly above Chambertin-Clos de Bèze made from vines planted in 1973)

This is a towering effort from Angelo Gaja

Good stuff here that is clearly built for the long haul

Romano Dal Forno, Amarone della Valpolicella other_regions especially in cooler yearsThe 2013 Amarone della Valpolicella Monte Lodoletta is my favorite wine in the retrospective, along with the amazing 2011, 2009 and 1996 vintages. This wine was released at the beginning of this year, and because Dal Forno skipped over the 2014 vintage, this is the only Amarone we will see for a while (until the highly anticipated 2015 is released). The 2013 vintage is characterized by a slightly more streamlined mouthfeel (which isn't saying much