Dal Forno Romano Tasting (Hedonism London): The nose is a bit closed and takes some time (and temperature) to emerge. Dark fruits and vanilla oak. A touch jammy but with loads of acidity and a pleasant bitterness. After a while it opens up to reveal dried hibiscus, brandied prunes, cocoa and tea. A bit closed at the moment – there is an even bolder wine set to emerge with patience.
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tasting note made 7 hours after opening, wine not decanted
impenetrably deep red-black color, the potent nose which was fruit driven at opening has settled into a brooding mass of cassis, prune and cherry fruit infused with layers of mocha, dark chocolate and firm dark spice and herb notes, on the palate full-bodied with gripping tannins and a powerful mid-palate to match of black cherries coated in unsweetened dark chocolate, plums and a generally dark fruit profile, exceptionally long finish with explosive floral notes leading into an almost endless aftertaste of savory dried herb and spice, at opening the fruit was more dominant, but as the hours have passed this has closed down while also showing increasingly complex layers of fruit, cocoa, coffee and herbal textures, this wine is well out of my AFWE Bordeaux wheelhouse but on those rare occasions where the company and fare demand it- this is the Amarone I reach to first with eager anticipation, for all its glorious excesses this is also a very serious and well-grounded wine- and like many great burgundies demands your careful attention to fully explore all the nuances it has to offer, if you open one young in this vintage- I highly recommend pop and pour with at least 4-5 hours to revisit after, with time it adds weight on the mid-palate in addition to complexity, but you don't want to miss the full visibility of the wild and lusty fruit that is best seen right after opening, one of the great singular wines of the world.
*(****), 2030++
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Trinity Wines tasting (Stavros Niarchos): The wine shows high intensity, ripe to overripe fruit, black fruit, raisins, dates, prunes, density, floral notes, smoky, spicy, palate with high intensity, full body, raisin, black fruit, high acidity, earhy, tight palate, tight tannins, hot
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Dal Forno Romano Virtual Tasting. Drank in Gabriel Standart. Appearance is opaque deep intensity, black colour with ruby edge. Legs. Nose medium+ intensity, with aromas of concentartd dark currants, black dates, frshly raisinated prunes, prange peel, black licorice, complex dark herbs and spices. Developing. On the palate, dry, high acidity, high alcohol (16.5%), loads of chewy puckery high tannins, very full body. Pronounced flavour intensity, with flavours of deep black dark currants, black dates, concentarted blackberries, raisinated prunes, black licorice, black tar, complex dark herbs, black tea, spices. Very long gum puckering finish. Outstanding Amarone quality. Powerhouse with finesse. Will go on for a few more years but ready already.
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11/11/2023 - mrgarreth wrote: 92 Points
Dal Forno Romano Tasting (Hedonism London): The nose is a bit closed and takes some time (and temperature) to emerge. Dark fruits and vanilla oak. A touch jammy but with loads of acidity and a pleasant bitterness. After a while it opens up to reveal dried hibiscus, brandied prunes, cocoa and tea. A bit closed at the moment – there is an even bolder wine set to emerge with patience.
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6/19/2023 - Elpaninaro Likes this wine:
tasting note made 7 hours after opening, wine not decanted
impenetrably deep red-black color, the potent nose which was fruit driven at opening has settled into a brooding mass of cassis, prune and cherry fruit infused with layers of mocha, dark chocolate and firm dark spice and herb notes, on the palate full-bodied with gripping tannins and a powerful mid-palate to match of black cherries coated in unsweetened dark chocolate, plums and a generally dark fruit profile, exceptionally long finish with explosive floral notes leading into an almost endless aftertaste of savory dried herb and spice, at opening the fruit was more dominant, but as the hours have passed this has closed down while also showing increasingly complex layers of fruit, cocoa, coffee and herbal textures, this wine is well out of my AFWE Bordeaux wheelhouse but on those rare occasions where the company and fare demand it- this is the Amarone I reach to first with eager anticipation, for all its glorious excesses this is also a very serious and well-grounded wine- and like many great burgundies demands your careful attention to fully explore all the nuances it has to offer, if you open one young in this vintage- I highly recommend pop and pour with at least 4-5 hours to revisit after, with time it adds weight on the mid-palate in addition to complexity, but you don't want to miss the full visibility of the wild and lusty fruit that is best seen right after opening, one of the great singular wines of the world.
*(****), 2030++
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11/7/2022 - kostaslonis wrote:
Trinity Wines tasting (Stavros Niarchos): The wine shows high intensity, ripe to overripe fruit, black fruit, raisins, dates, prunes, density, floral notes, smoky, spicy, palate with high intensity, full body, raisin, black fruit, high acidity, earhy, tight palate, tight tannins, hot
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4/7/2022 - Derek Darth Taster Likes this wine: 96 Points
Dal Forno Romano Virtual Tasting. Drank in Gabriel Standart.
Appearance is opaque deep intensity, black colour with ruby edge. Legs.
Nose medium+ intensity, with aromas of concentartd dark currants, black dates, frshly raisinated prunes, prange peel, black licorice, complex dark herbs and spices. Developing.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, high alcohol (16.5%), loads of chewy puckery high tannins, very full body. Pronounced flavour intensity, with flavours of deep black dark currants, black dates, concentarted blackberries, raisinated prunes, black licorice, black tar, complex dark herbs, black tea, spices. Very long gum puckering finish.
Outstanding Amarone quality. Powerhouse with finesse. Will go on for a few more years but ready already.
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