Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Dal Forno |
Label Name: | Amarone Della Valpolicella |
Vintage: | 2017 |
Country: | Italy |
Region: | Amarone della Valpolicella (Valpolicella, Veneto) |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 16% |
Grape(s): | 60% Corvina, 10% Corvinone, 5% Rondinella, 15% Croatina, 10% Oseleta |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 5 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Major critic scores for the 2017: James Suckling 98, Vinous (Eric Guido) 97, Wine Spectator 95, Decanter 96, Veronelli ~97, Doctor Wine ~99. widely featured in top wine lists
Tasting Note
Concentrated black cherry, dried fig, licorice, dark chocolate, espresso, leather and dried rose; velvety, powerful palate with bright acidity, polished firm tannins and a very long mineral finish.
Food Pairing
Western: braised short ribs, ossobuco, venison stew, aged Parmigiano, blue cheese, dark chocolate desserts. Asian: Peking duck, char siu, Korean BBQ short ribs, spicy Szechuan beef, hoisin-glazed pork.
Production Method
Appassimento (grape drying ~70–80 days), stainless-steel fermentation at ~28°C with ~15 days maceration, slow fermentation/ageing in new French and American oak; 2017 aged ~24 months in barriques (50/50 French/American).
Vineyard Info
Founded by Romano Dal Forno in 1983, now run by son Marco. 34 ha (18 owned) in Val d'Illasi; high-density plantings, low yields, proprietary drying rooms; famed for small-production, collector-focused Amarone and Valpolicella.