2021 ‘Sgarzon’ Teroldego

The fascinating Teroldego from one of the cooler vineyards. Eight months on skins, bubbling away in amphorae. It is fresher and livelier than the other Teroldegos, but still with the same earthiness and mineral rich quality. Intense maraschino cherry, red velvet cake, cigar. Elisabetta Foradori is the person when it comes to revitalising sustainable production in Trentino, Alto Aldige. Coming to the vineyard reluctantly after some family drama, her first vintage was in 1984. She had fully co...Read More...

The fascinating Teroldego from one of the cooler vineyards. Eight months on skins, bubbling away in amphorae. It is fresher and livelier than the other Teroldegos, but still with the same earthiness and mineral rich quality. Intense maraschino cherry, red velvet cake, cigar. Elisabetta Foradori is the person when it comes to revitalising sustainable production in Trentino, Alto Aldige. Coming to the vineyard reluctantly after some family drama, her first vintage was in 1984. She had fully converted and repaired the vineyards with biodynamic agriculture by 2007, and had brought the autochthonous variety Teroldego out of obscurity and into proper production. She is one of the most forward thinking wine growers in Italy full stop. Her wines speak as such. For anyone who is serious about what they drink, or just wants to drink something really, really good.

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