Teroldego Foradori 2023

The Teroldego Foradori is a territorial and emblematic red that authoritatively embodies Trentino's artisanal viticulture. Indeed, when we think of a figure who more than any other has managed to give a decisive push to the world of artisanal wine, we cannot help but think of Elisabetta Foradori, one of the iconic ladies of wine, who has earned this status thanks to a decades-long activity that saw her embark on a journey that began in 1984, with the management of the family vineyards, and which in 2004 led her to opt for a definitive conversion to biodynamics, in order to preserve the vitality of the soil and its fruits. Local varieties are obviously favored, so much so that Teroldego, Nosiola, and Incrocio Manzoni reach excellent expressive peaks, while the previously planted international varieties have been abandoned in favor of the former. Never before has it been said that a name is a guarantee.

The Teroldego Foradori is obtained from a pure expression of the eponymous grape variety, with vineyards located in Mezzolombardo, in the Piana Rotaliana. In the vineyard, the precepts of biodynamics are followed, therefore no chemical substances are used but only copper, sulfur, and preparations, while in the cellar, of course, all fermentations occur spontaneously and in the case of this Teroldego, the liquid ages for 20 months in wooden barrels before bottling.

The Teroldego wine pours into the glass with the typical dark ruby and impenetrable dress. Intense and dense nose, where the winey beginning gradually gives way to more defined hints of graphite, berries, and earth. Juicy sip, yet agile and sprightly, endowed with almost irresistible drinkability. Fruit, salty length, pleasant tannic friction: a complete and well-centered liquid. An example of how agricultural gestures can elevate to creativity.