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Amarone della Valpolicella Monte Lodoletta 2013 75cl

Amarone della Valpolicella | Region de la Vénétie | Italie
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98 Robert Parker
The 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 given the baseline enormity of these wines) with carefully etched aromas of black cherry, rum cake, dark chocolate and toasted espresso. The 2013 vintage was balanced overall without the sudden heat waves we saw in the summers of 2011 and 2012. The grapes finished a slow and steady ripening process over an extended growing season. The effect is graceful and focused. Put this bottle aside in your cellar for the decades to come. Drink 2022 - 2055 (Monica Larner, 19 Sept 2019)
97 Vinous
The 2013 Amarone della Valpolicella Monte Lodoletta needs time – and a lot of it – to show all of its charms. But worry not, because you can already find pleasure in its dramatic display of rich plums and cherries dipped in mocha-infused chocolate with a dusting of cinnamon sugar and sweet tobacco. This is black as night yet truly purple in color, with depths of concentrated wild berry fruits contrasted by zesty acids that do an amazing job of lifting the expression. Grippy tannins saturate slowly, sneaking up on you and lasting throughout the impossibly long black hole of a finish, where notes of licorice, bitters and a coating of cocoa powder linger. Wow. The 2013 is built for the cellar and with tons of upside potential. If you dare to delve into one of these while young, I’d suggest opening your bottle a number of hours prior to enjoying. That said, this will be worth the wait.
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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.