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Granato Teroldego
Vigneti Delle Dolomiti, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Oh…how I adore Elisabetta’s wines and getting to drink Granato with some age is a huge treat! Popped and poured; enjoyed over a two hour time period and it evolved very nicely in that time. The 2010 Granato pours a deep ruby with near opaque core. Medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of cassis, fresh sage, mild funk, granite rock and a soft expression of warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with good structure still. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and there is a drying sensation of almost licking a rock. As mentioned earlier, this opened up beautifully after about 30min and continued to shine. Admittedly, I don’t have a lot of data points on decade+ Teroldego so it’s hard to say for sure how long this could last however, when I consider that this is still developing and doesn’t show much in terms of secondary characteristics, I would say this still has a long life ahead. Drink now with a short decant or through 2030; possibly longer.
Oh…how I adore Elisabetta’s wines and getting to drink Granato with some age is a huge treat! Popped and poured; enjoyed over a two hour time period and it evolved very nicely in that time. The 2010 Granato pours a deep ruby with near opaque core. Medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of cassis, fresh sage, mild funk, granite rock and a soft expression of warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with good structure still. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and there is a drying sensation of almost licking a rock. As mentioned earlier, this opened up beautifully after about 30min and continued to shine. Admittedly, I don’t have a lot of data points on decade+ Teroldego so it’s hard to say for sure how long this could last however, when I consider that this is still developing and doesn’t show much in terms of secondary characteristics, I would say this still has a long life ahead. Drink now with a short decant or through 2030; possibly longer.
Dec 18th, 2023
About an hour of solid drinking before things took a turn. Diminishing fruit, microbial off-aromas, unpleasant balance on the palate. That first hour was so lovely though….sigh
About an hour of solid drinking before things took a turn. Diminishing fruit, microbial off-aromas, unpleasant balance on the palate. That first hour was so lovely though….sigh
Mar 25th, 2023
Savory and gamey with plenty of fruit to balance. Some big teroldego!
Savory and gamey with plenty of fruit to balance. Some big teroldego!
Apr 8th, 2018I just decant handle this dragon's blood
I just decant handle this dragon's blood
1 person found it helpfulFeb 27th, 2015
No oak aged in amphora three years loaded with tannins thick skinned grapes young vines
No oak aged in amphora three years loaded with tannins thick skinned grapes young vines
May 28th, 2015
Elisabetta killing it again! Bright, fresh and just the right amount of tannic floor
Elisabetta killing it again! Bright, fresh and just the right amount of tannic floor
Nov 19th, 2014