Granato Teroldego Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT 2021 1500ml Magnum

Wine description for Granato Teroldego Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT 2021 1500ml Magnum by Foradori

Colour & Appearance

Dark ruby red with a deep, almost impenetrable core – a wine that announces in the glass it has no intention of being modest.

Nose

Generous and expansive: pomegranate, mulberry and blackberry meet black cherry and dried plums. Above this floats a delicate floral veil of violet, mallow and hibiscus. In its youth, a carafe is recommended – or better still: five years’ patience.

Palate

Velvety and broad-shouldered, with extract-rich fruit supported by noble tannins. A fine, positively aristocratic backbone of acidity prevents any heaviness, keeping the dark fruit taut and focused. Dense, yet never clumsy.

Finish

Long and dignified, with lingering dark berry fruit and a mineral echo – the mountain captured in a glass.

Terroir & Origin

The Campo Rotaliano is a geological curiosity: a valley plain wedged between the three-thousand-metre peaks of the Dolomites, where over millennia the River Noce has deposited limestone, porphyry and granite debris. By day the rock faces reflect the sun; by night cool mountain air flows into the valley. The Granato is rooted in around four hectares of old pergola-trained vines near Mezzolombardo, on alluvial soil, gravel and pebbles, spread across three vineyard sites.

Grape Variety & Vinification

Teroldego – a variety that Elisabetta Foradori almost single-handedly rescued from oblivion when she took over her family estate in 1984, saving the finest old clones through years of mass selection. The Granato, vinified since 1986, is regarded as her masterpiece: spontaneously fermented in large open vats, aged for 15 months in tonneaux, followed by a further 15 months of bottle maturation. Around 20,000 bottles are produced each year.

Food Pairings

Its density and finely chiselled tannins call for serious cuisine: braised ox cheek, wild boar ragout with polenta, mature hard cheese or rack of lamb with a herb crust. Also an excellent choice with mushroom dishes such as porcini risotto.

Special Features

36 times awarded the top accolade by Gambero Rosso – no Italian red wine of this origin boasts a comparable trophy cabinet. Add to this the large format: in the magnum bottle the wine matures more slowly and harmoniously, ideal conditions for a Teroldego that demands ageing in any case. The estate is certified according to Demeter guidelines.