emphasizing purity and minerality
joyful expressions of Mediterranean varieties
exotic flowers and spices are supported by a framework of cinchona bark and bitter root extracts
these wines are bottled unfiltered and unclarified to preserve maximum character
pioneers in elevating Barbera and Moscato alike
Dal Forno Romano, Veneto Recioto, 1988 (1.5L) so081425 new summer arrivals emphasizing purity and mineralityRecioto della Valpolicella is the original sweet wine of the Veneto, made from grapes dried for months until concentrated and raisined, and Romano Dal Forno makes it only in exceptional vintages with near fanatical precision. This is the 1988, in large format magnum, from a private collection, and it is fully mature. Nearly four decades have transformed the wine, trading primary sweetness for tertiary depth: dried fig, prune, leather, and bittersweet