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Dal Forno Romano Amarone della Valpolicella
Valpolicella DOC, Italy
About this product
Dal Forno Amarone is the most powerful Amarone produced — the apex of the appassimento technique. Made from Corvina, Corvinone, and Rondinella grapes dried for 90+ days, losing 40-50% of their weight and concentrating sugars to extraordinary levels. The resulting wine has 15-17% alcohol, massive tannin, and 50+ year aging potential. Impenetrable in youth — a 20-year project.
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appearancedeep ruby-garnet, almost opaque
nosedried cherry, fig, dark chocolate, tobacco, tar, leather, dried violets
palate15-17% ABV; massive tannin; extraordinarily dense fruit concentration
signaturethe most extreme and powerful Italian red — Amarone concentrated to maximum
blind cluesvery high ABV + dried fruit + massive tannin = Amarone; Dal Forno is the extreme
Service
agingminimum 15-20 years; optimal 30-40 years
decanting4+ hours; or open 24 hours before serving
temperature17-18C
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Amarone apex — most concentrated expression
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dried cherry, fig, dark chocolate, tobacco, tar, leather, dried violets
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Pairings
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Dal Forno Amarone braised into the beef creates a loop of intensity; drinking what's in the braise is the definitive Valpolicella tradition
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Meat poultry
Brasato al Amarone is the ultimate 'wine in the dish + wine in the glass' pairing; the reduction concentrates the wine's prune-chocolate character; drinking wine mirrors cooking wine
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Charcuterie cheese
Monte Veronese's crystalline aged character (36+ months) and butterscotch notes are calibrated for Amarone's prune-chocolate depth; a local cheese-wine pairing of extraordinary quality
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Rice grains
The quintessential Amarone pairing — risotto made with Amarone wine, finished with Parmigiano. Dal Forno's concentration matches the intensity of the Amarone reduction in the risotto; the truffle echoes the wine's earthy dried fruit notes.
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Meat poultry
Valpolicella's most celebrated braise pairs with the region's most celebrated wine; the collagen-rich shank and the wine's power are matched in intensity
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cheese
Dal Forno Amarone's extraordinary concentration matches aged Parmigiano's crystalline umami; 12-year balsamic bridges both
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food
Dal Forno Amarone braised in itself is the Valpolicella tradition; the most honest expression of the wine's cuisine
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Dessert pastry
Dal Forno's extraordinary chocolate-coffee concentration at full maturity is rich enough to partner with dark chocolate desserts; a digestif-dessert pairing of maximum intensity
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