GENERAL INFORMATION
Estate / Producer / Brand: Dal Forno Romano
Region: Illaso Valley, Veneto, Italy
Appellation: Amarone della Valpolicella DOC
Type: Dry red wine, non-sparkling
Vintage: 2010
Date of Tasting: April 2023
Type of viticulture: conventional
Grapes used: Corvina Veronese 60%, Rondinella 20%, Croatina 10%, Oseleta 10%
Vintage Blend: 100% grapes from 2010
Winemaking details: slow fermentation at low temperature
Aging: “Appassimento” of grapes for 3 months + 3 years under oak
Sugar level: low (level of residual sugar not communicated)
Sulphites: contains sulphites
APPEARANCE
- Colour = Ruby
- Intensity = Deep
NOSE
- Intensity = Pronounced
- Aromas Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
- Aromas = Black cherry, liquorice, hints of Amarena cherry, vanilla, tobacco, hints of cloves, chocolate
PALATE
- Sweetness = Dry
- Acidity = Medium+
- Tannins = High (but well integrated and quite smooth)
- Alcohol = High (16.5%)
- Body = Full
- Flavour Intensity = Pronounced
- Flavour Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
- Flavour details = Black cherry, liquorice, hints of Amarena cherry, vanilla, tobacco, hints of cloves, chocolate, cocoa
- Other = Incredible finish long and complex
- Finish = Long
GENERAL ASSESSMENT (1)
- Overall Quality = Outstanding
- Bottle Aging =
- Can be kept at around 10°C for up to 20-25 years
- Will not gain complexity from aging
- Retail Price = 430 euros for a 75cl individual bottle (France retail price, incl. taxes)
- Value for Money = very good
- Comparison with same price competition = very good
- Suitability for Diabetics = suitable (level of residual sugar not communicated)
- Service Temperature = around 16°C
- Suggested Food & Wine Pairing = duck, lamb, venison, braised beef, beef stroganoff, beef stew
- Comments = This wine is a marvel, one of the top vintages from this iconic producer. Its aromas have evolved to become more tertiary and be centered on chocolate, cocoa and liquorice. Complexity, intensity, elegance, sumptuous finish, it’s all there. This wine is close to perfection and has an incredibly interesting aging potential. It is a good investment as wine lovers are seeking this vintage.
- Final Grade = A+
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(1)GENERAL ASSESSMENT GUIDE
Please note that although all efforts have been made to be as objective as possible, the general assessment inherently involves a degree of subjectivity based on a personal evaluation of the wine.
- Overall Quality scale
- Poor < Acceptable < Good < Very Good < Outstanding
- Bottle Aging
- Will it beneficiate from additional aging?
- Retail Price
- Usually the retail price for one bottle including taxes
- Value for Money
- Quality offered compared to the price paid
- Comparison with same price competition
- where does it stand compared to average competition of the same price range
- Suitability for Diabetics
- Evaluation of the level of final sugar for early stages diabetics
- Comments
- Any additional elements worth noting
- Final Grade Scale
- A++ = Out of the Charts Wine (Stellar, Hors Classe, Fuori Classe)
- A+ = Outstanding Wine
- A = Great Wine
- A- = Very Very Good
- B+ = Very Good
- B = Good
- B- = Noteworthy
- C+ = Acceptable
- C = Poor
- F = The worst grade of this scale
