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Amarone della Valpolicella Monte Lodoletta 2010 300cl

DOCG | Amarone della Valpolicella | Region de la Vénétie | Italie
CHF 1’297.20

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1998 2009 2010
Évaluations et Scores
95 Robert Parker
This was an excellent vintage in much of Italy, but unfortunately the weather was not as pleasant in this specific area of the Valpolicella. The season saw a lot of rain, and a good amount of fruit was cut and left on the ground because it could not be used. Considering these difficulties, Michele Dal Forno tells me he is "more than happy with the results." I tasted the 2010 Amarone della Valpolicella Monte Lodoletta next to the 2009 vintage, and having these two wines side by side reinforces just how different they are. The 2010 vintages is sharper, more pointed and direct in comparison, and there is a tiny point of sourness on the close. This wine does not reach the same threshold for fullness, density or richness. It does come close. The wine's residual sugar measures between 5 and 6 grams per liter, which is normal for this wine, and the bouquet is redolent of familiar black fruit, raisin and spice. However, the wine feels a bit stuck in its tracks at the moment and is evidently experiencing a shy phase in its evolution. It has retreated.
95 Wine Spectator
Like a gymnast, this focused red shows both power and grace. Finely meshed flavors of blackberry puree, fig cake and Earl Grey tea leaf are framed by refined, dusty tannins, with a lasting finish expands on the palate with spice and smoky mineral details. Drink now through 2030.
92 Vinous
Moderately saturated ruby-red. Dark plums, botanical herbs, and sweet pipe tobacco on the perfumed nose. Then ripe, dense and suave, with nicely focused dark plum and spicy flavors. The finish is very long, refine and pure. This is slightly lighter in style than usual for a Dal Forno Amarone, but is very much in the style of the 2010 vintage; I love this wine’s balance and lighter-bodied than usual personality. A blend of 55% Corvina, 15% Rondinella, 15% Croatina, 10% Oseleta, and 5% Corvinone, the Croatina adds flesh and sweetness to the final blend, while the Oseleta and Corvinone provide backbone. Romano Dal Forno told me he was both surprised and very happy with this wine, as initially he didn’t think he’d be able to make Amarone at all in the difficult 2010 vintage. In ultimate analysis, this is a lovely wine that offers relatively early appeal for a Dal Forno Amarone.
Producteur
Dal Forno Romano
Cave réputée pour ses célèbres Amarone della Valpolicella, Dal Forno Romano est également à l’origine de deux autres vins élaborés dans le même esprit d’excellence à partir de ses propres vignobles : la Valpolicella Superiore et la Vigna Seré. Même si ce terroir de premier plan est passé entre les mains de quatre générations de la famille Dal Forno, la cave elle-même n’a été fondée qu’en 1983. Romano Dal Forno, créateur de l’un des plus grands vins italiens, est né et a grandi au milieu des vignes familiales. Animé d’une passion pour le vin, il lui dédie l’œuvre de sa vie, développant des techniques viticoles et œnologiques uniques. Niché dans la vallée d’Illasi, à l’est de Vérone, Dal Forno Romano privilégie un équilibre parfait entre tradition et technologie. Les cuvées qui en découlent se caractérisent par une concentration exceptionnelle et une abondance d’arômes et de saveurs intenses. Vouant un culte à la qualité et à des exigences rigoureuses, Romano Dal Forno a érigé Dal Forno au premier rang des vignerons de Valpolicella les plus adulés, voire vénérés.