Dal Forno Romano Amarone Della Valpolice Nv available at Witty's Fine Wine & Liquors in Rahway, Nj

(96 Points) A dark, brooding red that effortlessly marries a lovely range of kirsch, blackberry paste, dried mint and eucalyptus flavors with fine, sculpted tannins and a rich streak of minerality,…

RNDC 98 points Eric Guido (Vinous): The 2016 Amarone della Valpolicella is a sleeping giant, darkly alluring with dried violets, dusty black currants, shaved.

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…

Polished and expressive, this shows a smoky baseline of graphite-laced minerality, with fine-grained tannins and mouthwatering acidity focusing the flavors of date, kirsch, ground anise and clove,…

(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…

(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…

Romano al Forno - Amarone della Valpolicella Monte Lodoletta 2002 available at Eataly Vino - Los Angeles in Los Angeles, CA

(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…