Domaine de la Pépière was founded in 1984 by Marc Ollivier
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Dal Forno Romano, Veneto Recioto, 1990 (375ml) so012425 tondonia 2012 offer Domaine de la Pépière wasRecioto della Valpolicella is the Veneto's original sweet red, built from grapes dried for months until raisined, and Romano Dal Forno makes it only when the vintage allows, with exacting precision. This half bottle of the 1990 comes from a private collection and is now fully mature. Three plus decades have turned youthful sweetness into something deeper: dried fig, prune, espresso, and dark chocolate, framed by gentle savory edges. A rare,