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Romano Dal Forno

Romano Dal Forno Valpolicella Superiore Monte Lodoletta 2018

Red still

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Denomination Valpolicella DOC
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.5% by volume
Area Veneto (Italy)
Grape varieties 60% Corvina, 35% Rondinella, 5% Molinara
Aging After racking, stay 4 days in tanks to decant, then goes into oak barrels for 30 months. Bottling: assembly of the various barrels, plus a percentage of 10-15% of the same vintage Amarone, filtration and bottling. Refining in bottle for 4 months and then sold.
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Description

Very intense ruby ??red colour, at the nose you feel aromas of ripe red fruit, with hints of nuts, especially walnuts and almonds. In the mouth it's balanced and velvety, with important tannins and a finish of fruit in alcohol.

Awards

  • 2018

    5

    Italian Sommelier Foundation (FIS) guide This has been one of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy for over 10 years.

  • 2018

    95

    /100

    James Suckling is an influential American wine critic and journalist who worked at Wine Spectator for 30 years. He left the magazine in 2010 to start his own website and guidebook (JamesSuckling.com). He specialises in Italian and Bordeaux wines.

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Profumo

Perfume

Aroma of ripe red fruit, with hints of nuts, especially walnuts and almonds.

Colore

Color

Very intense ruby ​​red.

Gusto

Taste

Balanced and velvety, with important tannins and a finish of fruit in alcohol.

Serve at:

16 - 18 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines

Pairings

Pasta with meat sauce, risotto with meat sauce, grilled-meat roasted, stewed red meat, game.

Pasta
Meat
Cheese
Matured cheese
Pork

Producer
Romano Dal Forno
From this winery
  • Start up year: 1983
  • Oenologist: Romano Dal Forno
  • Bottles produced: 48.000
  • Hectares: 34
Romano Dal Forno has traveled a long and risky. He has revolutionized the traditional paradigms in the vineyard as the cellar, often suffering the criticisms and concerns of producers conservatives. With its brilliant tenacity is now, however, an emblem of excellence for an entire region, proving its worth through the wines of superb class. Read more

Name Romano Dal Forno Valpolicella Superiore Monte Lodoletta 2018
Type Red still
Denomination Valpolicella DOC
Vintage 2018
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.5% by volume
Grape varieties 60% Corvina, 35% Rondinella, 5% Molinara
Country Italy
Region Veneto
Vendor Romano Dal Forno
Soil composition Alluvial skeleton made ​​of 70%, 15% silt, and 15% clay.
Harvest From 10 to 25 October, after selection of the best grapes.
Wine making Natural fermentation, in stainless steel with temperature control (about 28 degrees) for a period of 6 - 8 days.
Aging After racking, stay 4 days in tanks to decant, then goes into oak barrels for 30 months. Bottling: assembly of the various barrels, plus a percentage of 10 5% of the same vintage Amarone, filtration and bottling. Refining in bottle for 4 months and then sold.
Allergens Contains sulphites