Foradori Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT Teroldego "Granato" 2021
The name Foradori and that of Teroldego, the principal native grape of the Trentino (Dolomite) region, are practically synonymous. This wine is their signature expression of the grape. Named after the pomegranate, it is Elisabetta Foradori’s first wine, released in 1986, and winner of many Tre Bicchieri (Three Glasses) awards. In the early days it was made in a much more oaked style. Today the wood influence in subtle, but Granato still remains the most cellar-worthy of wine in the Foradori stable.
The fruit comes from the oldest, pergola-trained vines selected their four main vineyard sites. Unlike their other wines, Granato is fermented in big open-top wooden casks known as Tini and aged in Slavonian oak for 15 months. Made with 40 -50% whole bunches, they use the cappello sommerso (submerged cap) technique rather than punch-downs or pump-overs. Concentrated and intense aromas of violets and cherries with a wonderful palate balancing freshness, minerality and tannin leading to a superbly long finish.
Region:
Trentino
Grapes:
100% Teroldego
Style:
Red
Soil:
Alluvial soils with sand and limestone, granite and volcanic porphyry gravel
Farming:
Demeter certified biodynamic since 2009
The name Foradori and that of Teroldego, the principal native grape of the Trentino (Dolomite) region, are practically synonymous. This wine is their signature expression of the grape. Named after the pomegranate, it is Elisabetta Foradori’s first wine, released in 1986, and winner of many Tre Bicchieri (Three Glasses) awards. In the early days it was made in a much more oaked style. Today the wood influence in subtle, but Granato still remains the most cellar-worthy of wine in the Foradori stable.
The fruit comes from the oldest, pergola-trained vines selected their four main vineyard sites. Unlike their other wines, Granato is fermented in big open-top wooden casks known as Tini and aged in Slavonian oak for 15 months. Made with 40 -50% whole bunches, they use the cappello sommerso (submerged cap) technique rather than punch-downs or pump-overs. Concentrated and intense aromas of violets and cherries with a wonderful palate balancing freshness, minerality and tannin leading to a superbly long finish.
Region:
Trentino
Grapes:
100% Teroldego
Style:
Red
Soil:
Alluvial soils with sand and limestone, granite and volcanic porphyry gravel
Farming:
Demeter certified biodynamic since 2009
The name Foradori and that of Teroldego, the principal native grape of the Trentino (Dolomite) region, are practically synonymous. This wine is their signature expression of the grape. Named after the pomegranate, it is Elisabetta Foradori’s first wine, released in 1986, and winner of many Tre Bicchieri (Three Glasses) awards. In the early days it was made in a much more oaked style. Today the wood influence in subtle, but Granato still remains the most cellar-worthy of wine in the Foradori stable.
The fruit comes from the oldest, pergola-trained vines selected their four main vineyard sites. Unlike their other wines, Granato is fermented in big open-top wooden casks known as Tini and aged in Slavonian oak for 15 months. Made with 40 -50% whole bunches, they use the cappello sommerso (submerged cap) technique rather than punch-downs or pump-overs. Concentrated and intense aromas of violets and cherries with a wonderful palate balancing freshness, minerality and tannin leading to a superbly long finish.
Region:
Trentino
Grapes:
100% Teroldego
Style:
Red
Soil:
Alluvial soils with sand and limestone, granite and volcanic porphyry gravel
Farming:
Demeter certified biodynamic since 2009
