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Teroldego is a red grape known for blackberry, plum, pepper. Its best-known homes are Trentino.
Origin and history
Ancient grape of the Rotaliano plain in Trentino; DNA links it to Dureza, a parent of Syrah, making it a distant relative of Syrah, and it is a parent of Lagrein.
Where it grows
Trentino, above all the Campo Rotaliano (Teroldego Rotaliano DOC), with small plantings in Australia and California.
Structure
Medium to full body, deep colour, lively acidity and moderate, smooth tannins.
Aromas, young and aged
Young: blackberry, black cherry, plum, violet and pepper. With age: tar, leather, liquorice and spice.
Ageing
Most best within 3–7 years; Foradori's finest bottlings can age 10–15.
Good to know
Elisabetta Foradori's work from the 1980s, including her Granato bottling and later amphora-aged wines, rescued Teroldego's reputation.
Wine regions for Teroldego
Teroldego wines to try
Real bottles from The Wine Library.
Foradori Teroldego
Trentino-Alto Adige · Vigneti delle Dolomiti · Teroldego
Juicy dark berries, violet and a peppery, mineral edge.
Food: Speck, mushroom pasta, roast pork
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