Elisabetta Foradori Teroldego 2023

This wine opens with vibrant aromas of wild crushed berries, blue plums, and violets, interwoven with mineral notes of wet earth and flint. On the palate, the wine is juicy and fresh, delivering pure red and dark fruit flavors balanced by a smooth, medium body and fine, structured tannins. It culminates in a long, savory finish that captures the essence of the indigenous Teroldego grape with remarkable clarity and energy.

100% Teroldego. Referred to simply as "Foradori" by the Foradori when speaking of their various wines, this is the estate's core red: first bottled by Elisabetta's parents back in 1960 and their largest production today. It comes from 9 hectares of estate vines, planted from 1956 to 2005 on the flat, sunny, well-drained Camp Rotaliano plateau right around the winery. The soils are a range of alluvial sand and gravel and feature Dolomitic limestone. 

Older vines are trained traditionally in pergola; younger vines are trained on wires in guyot. There are 15 separate parcels, all hand-harvested and vinified separately. The bunches are partly destemmed and partly left intact, depending on the vintage; the uncrushed berries and the whole clusters are layered in cement tanks, where they ferment spontaneously with indigenous yeasts and no sulfur. The wine is aged for around a year in well-worn, 20-40-hectoliter botti and bottled without fining or filtration and with a small dose of sulfur.

Farming Practice: Biodynamic (certified)