Rare and Fine Wine from Italy and Spain
Live Virtual Auction, 14 May 2023
Rare and Fine Wine from Italy and Spain
About the SessionAn exquisite selection of highly sought-after collectables of Fine and Rare Italian and Spanish wines.
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
About this Item
Romano Dal Forno is one of the most famous producers in Valpolicella with no winemaking background or training. Romano was a wine grower, who decided that instead of selling his grapes to the local co-operatives, he would try to produce wine himself. Inspired and encouraged by Giuseppe Quintarelli (the master of Valpolicella), Roman was able to produce his first wine which was sold in 1987. Dal Forno wines are known for their power, concentration and intensity and need time to age.
Provenance
Private Client
Critics Ratings
'The 1988 Recioto is a mindboggling effort from Dal Forno Romano. After the grapes were air-dried for six months on straw mats, this wine was aged three years in 100% new French oak casks. Although outrageously expensive, it represents the essence of this style of wine. It is off-dry rather than sweet, with a dark garnet color, and a nose of smoke, prunes, over-ripe plums, hickory wood, and chocolate. Extremely full-bodied and exceptionally rich, with some residual sugar, this wine has been blazingly well-defined by its sojourn in new oak casks. Remarkably, the wine has soaked up its eighteen months in new oak as there is not a hint of vanillin or pain grille notes in either its aromas or flavors. This legendary Recioto should drink well for 2-3 decades.' - Robert Parker Jr, Wine Advocate, 96/100 (Aug 1997)
Other lots that might interest you
