James Suckling scored this 100 points saying. "This is black as pitch in the glass and, yes, there's a light, tarry edge to the super-concentrated prune, date and currant fruit. But even more…

(96 Points) Production was skipped over in 2007 due to extreme hail damage. The fruit that would normally be destined to Amarone went to the lower tier Valpolicella Superiore instead. The 2008…

(99 Points) The Dal Forno family considered the idea of releasing their Amarone ten years after the harvest. If that plan had been implemented, this would be the vintage on the market now. The 2009…

(95 Points) Dark and dense, this reveals itself slowly, teasing fragrant accents of tarry smoke, graphite, coffee liqueur and warm spices before flavors of blackberry paste, plum cake, stemmy herbs…

(95 Points) A back-vintage release completes the trio of wines released by Dal Forno onto the Place for the first time this year. The aromatics on this are divine - floral tones, incense, cough syrup…

Wine Watch Review: Lots of dark cherry liqueur like fruit, sweet tobacco spice and dark coco notes some of that play dough like clay minerality that defines Valpolicella, some graphite and toasty…

Romano Dal Forno - Amarone della Valpolicella 2009 available at Eataly Vino - Nyc Flatiron in New York, Ny