The 1999 Barolo Le Rocche del Falletto is a knock out

this splendid wine promises to get even better over the next 4-6 years and possibly last through the first decade of the next century

Fleshes out with air while maintaining liveliness and finishes bright

and all varieties are co-fermented for this wine

Romano Dal Forno, Amarone della Valpolicella other_regions The 1999 Barolo Le RoccheThe 2013 Amarone della Valpolicella Monte Lodoletta is my favorite wine in the retrospective, along with the amazing 2011, 2009 and 1996 vintages. This wine was released at the beginning of this year, and because Dal Forno skipped over the 2014 vintage, this is the only Amarone we will see for a while (until the highly anticipated 2015 is released). The 2013 vintage is characterized by a slightly more streamlined mouthfeel (which isn't saying much