The Story
Romano Dal Forno turned Valpolicella from an easy weeknight red into one of Italy's most obsessive wines, and Monte Lodoletta is where he does it. Corvina-led, farmed at punishing yields, partly dried before fermentation and then given years in barrel, this is a wine built on a scale that has nothing to do with the Valpolicella of your average pizza night. 2014 was cool and rainy in the Veneto, a genuinely difficult year, and Dal Forno's fanatical fruit selection is exactly what a vintage like that calls for. Expect a wine with real depth but a slightly more restrained frame than the blockbuster years. It arrives from a private cellar. Decant it well ahead and bring a proper meal.
Description
Romano Dal Forno turned Valpolicella from an easy weeknight red into one of Italy's most obsessive wines, and Monte Lodoletta is where he does it. Corvina-led, farmed at punishing yields, partly dried before fermentation and then given years in barrel, this is a wine built on a scale that has nothing to do with the Valpolicella of your average pizza night. 2014 was cool and rainy in the Veneto, a genuinely difficult year, and Dal Forno's fanatical fruit selection is exactly what a vintage like that calls for. Expect a wine with real depth but a slightly more restrained frame than the blockbuster years. It arrives from a private cellar. Decant it well ahead and bring a proper meal.
