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"Elisabetta Foradori has become one of Italy’s top “superstar” winemakers. Without a doubt, she is Italy’s finest producer of wines made from the Teroldego grape variety, one of the country’s oldest and finest traditional grapes. The Teroldego grape is genetically related to Syrah, and here in the northern Trentino’s mountain valleys it reaches its zenith in the subzone known as Campo Rotaliano. All the Foradori vineyards lie in the side valley of Campo Rotaliano, and it is from these beautiful vineyards that Elisabetta Foradori is quietly producing some of Italy’s most complex, deep and compelling red wines. The estates vines are farmed biodynamically, and are all planted in a broad selection of old massale selection plants that she was responsible for isolating and propagating (along with the department of viticulture at the University of Milan). Teroldego may not have the same international cachet as Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot, but the Foradori wines are stunning examples of world class red wines that dance rings around the vast, vast majority of modern Italian wines made from these two international grape varieties.
The style of Teroldego from Foradori is unique and quite stunning. The bouquet is a complex mélange of sweet black fruit redolent of cherries and dark berries, coupled with notes of blood orange, dark chocolate and classic Italian overtones of olives, herbs and soil. Like Syrah, it can also offer up a bit of meatiness or notes of game in its youth. On the palate the Foradori wines are full-bodied, focused and beautifully balanced, synthesizing a refined style with the robust, Syrah-like hearty palate impression that is inherent in Teroldego. Tannins here are beautifully integrated into the body of the wine, adding lovely structure for cellaring, while allowing the wines to be drunk with great enjoyment in their youth."
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Foradori Grenato Rosso 2004
"Foradori’s 2004 Granato is a wine of extraordinary personality. Constantly changing in the glass, it offers a kaleidoscope of smoke, tar, graphite, earthiness, roasted coffee beans and sweet dark fruit sensations. It is gorgeously ample and long on the palate, with superb depth as well as freshness. This is an awesome effort from Elisabetta Foradori. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2014.
The highway that leads from Verona to Bolzano, with its dramatic views of the Dolomites, is one of Italy’s most picturesque roads. Just outside of Trento, Elisabetta Foradori makes reference-point wines from the indigenous Teroldego Rotaliano. Granato, her top bottling, is a selection of the estate’s top fruit."
Wine Advocate: 94
Regular Price: $62.99Sale Price: $50.39
Bottle Size: 750 ml
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Foradori Myrto Bianco 2006
"The blend is aged in equal parts wood and stainless steel. It embodies the essence of Foradori’s selection of white wines.
Myrto is the name of a plant typical of the Mediterranean. A delicate expression of elegance, it is a symbol of strength and vitality for its energy and compact form that enable it to survive long, dry summers.
NAME: Myrto I.G.T. Vigneti delle Dolomiti Bianco
LOCATION OF VINEYARDS: Town of Mezzolombardo | Prati Grandi, Marigi
SIZE OF VINEYARDS: various plots, in total 2.5 hectares | 6,000 vines per hectare
AVERAGE VINE AGE: 20 years
SOIL: stony alluvial soils with pebbles, gravel
ANNUAL PRODUCTION: 15,000 bottles
VARIETIES: 60% Sauvignon Blanc, 40% Incrocio Manzoni
Regular Price: $25.99Sale Price: $20.79
Bottle Size: 750 ml
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Foradori Grenato Rosso 2004
"Foradori’s 2004 Granato is a wine of extraordinary personality. Constantly changing in the glass, it offers a kaleidoscope of smoke, tar, graphite, earthiness, roasted coffee beans and sweet dark fruit sensations. It is gorgeously ample and long on the palate, with superb depth as well as freshness. This is an awesome effort from Elisabetta Foradori. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2014.
The highway that leads from Verona to Bolzano, with its dramatic views of the Dolomites, is one of Italy’s most picturesque roads. Just outside of Trento, Elisabetta Foradori makes reference-point wines from the indigenous Teroldego Rotaliano. Granato, her top bottling, is a selection of the estate’s top fruit."
Wine Advocate: 94
Regular Price: $32.99Sale Price: $26.39
Bottle Size: 375 ml
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Foradori Teroldego Rotaliano 2006
"This sublimely elegant wine has a most unique palate of herbs, cherry and pomegranate lacing through its’ medium bodied, yet incredibly concentrated, and focused palate. Graciously earthy and intriguing, this is the Teroldego grape at its best."
CAROL A. BERMAN, WINE LEGEND
Regular Price: $22.99Sale Price: $18.39
Bottle Size: 750 ml
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