Dal Forno Romano, Veneto Recioto Della Valpolicella, 1997 (375ml) so100924 i custodi new arrivals offer is a bold yet refined

is a bold yet refined expression of the variety

the celebrated hand behind Pomerol's L'Eglise-Clinet

unchanged since 16th century documentation

farms barely five hectares but punches well above it

minimal sulfur — this is a juicy

Dal Forno Romano, Veneto Recioto Della Valpolicella, 1997 (375ml) so100924 i custodi new arrivals offer is a bold yet refinedA unicorn from one of the Veneto's most obsessive estates. Romano Dal Forno reinvented Valpolicella from his property in Val d'Illasi, east of the Classico zone, with punishingly low yields and fanatical attention in cellar and vineyard. This Recioto is the sweet, dried grape expression: Corvina led fruit raisined on mats, then fermented to leave concentrated residual sugar. The 1997 is a benchmark vintage now fully mature, a wine to pour in small