Foradori Teroldego Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT 2024

Wine description for Foradori Teroldego Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT 2024 by Foradori

Character

This Teroldego appears youthful, deeply dark and vital. Violets and wild blackberries meet wet slate and an almost saline minerality – a red wine that audibly carries its Dolomite origins into the glass. Dry and straightforward, with fresh acidity and fine-grained tannins that make it accessible without trivialising it.

Terroir & Origin

The Campo Rotaliano in Trentino is a geological curiosity: a valley plain wedged between three-thousand-metre peaks, where over millennia the River Noce has deposited limestone, porphyry and gneiss from the mountains. By day the rock faces reflect the sun, by night cool mountain air flows through the valley – this alternation of warmth and freshness shapes the tension of the wines. Across the estate’s almost 30 hectares, Teroldego takes centre stage; the winery is Demeter-certified.

Grape Variety & Vinification

Teroldego, once so significant that it was served at the Council of Trent, nearly disappeared in the twentieth century. From 1984 onwards, Elisabetta Foradori brought the variety back through years of clonal selection – today she is regarded as its saviour. The ageing takes place in Spanish clay amphorae (tinajas), because wood would overpower the Teroldego: in clay the fruit remains clear, the texture becomes supple, and a hint of ancient winemaking resonates. Since 2013, her son Emilio has run the cellar with great precision.

Food Pairings

The dark fruit and mineral drive call for simple, honest cooking: canederli, polenta with mushrooms, grilled lamb chops or a piece of pungent mountain cheese – ideally from the estate’s own breed, the Tyrolean Grey cattle. It also feels at home with pasta with game ragù or a rustic bean stew. A wine for the table, not for the display cabinet.