biologist turned vigneron since 2020 — bottles La Partió from a single one-hectare family plot sitting where Falset
Note: This is a blend of grapes from Chablis and Macon
Approaching peak but will continue evolving
and increasingly mineral notes of chalk
the 2010 displays what patience and age can reveal
Dal Forno Romano, Veneto Recioto, 1994 (375ml) SO070825 Spindler Grand Crus biologist turned vigneron since 2020Recioto 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