Dal Forno Romano, Veneto Recioto, 1994 (375ml) SO070825 Spindler Grand Crus in its founding style

in its founding style

and increasingly mineral notes of chalk

complemented by subtle notes of vanilla

Like all of Quintarelli's wines

and the wine is bottled without stabilization

Dal Forno Romano, Veneto Recioto, 1994 (375ml) SO070825 Spindler Grand Crus in its founding styleRecioto della Valpolicella is the Veneto's classic sweet red, made from grapes dried for months into raisins, and Romano Dal Forno produces it only in special vintages with near obsessive care. This half bottle of the 1994 comes from a private collection and is mature, though the youngest of the Dal Forno Reciotos here. Three decades on, expect dried fig, cherry, coffee, and chocolate, with the sweetness still present but woven into tertiary depth. A