Romano
Dal Forno
Romano Dal Forno is Veneto's 'Grape King'
and also one of the kings of Amarone, Italy's great 'Monster'
wine. This bold statement ignites the debate: Dal Forno
or Quintarelli, who makes the better wine? Both produce
world-class cellar wines, and at this level it’s a
taster’s preference: do you like Dal Forno’s
modern, hedonistic expression of the ancient grapes or the
austere, rustic style of sire Guiseppe Quintarelli? The
one sure thing is that these two are in a superior class
all to themselves. Both produce “revelation”
wines – the kind that will change how you look beneath
the colors in a glass.
The great richness of Dal Forno's wines is derived from
the extremely low yields of this artisan's 12.5-hectare
estate outside the Classico zone. His dense, creamy Valpolicella
is among the best of the Veneto, and his 'Nettare' is
part of the comeback of garganega, the grape behind Soave
that we find here formally dressed as a white passito
dessert wine. In fact, all of his are "experience"
wines, transporting you to a new level of wine appreciation.
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