Foradori estate was built in 1901 with a filigree façade, is situated in a square near a Franciscan monastery founded in 1664, and was bought by Vittorio Foradori in 1935. In 1985, more than a hundred years later, Elisabetta Foradori - supported by her mother Gabriella - started her research on Toraldego grape variety. At the time it seemed as if it had lost all its qualitative potential as well as its genetic diversity. But the young winemaker, who had unexpectedly stepped into the shoes of her father Roberto when he died prematurely, soon recognized the boundless potential of this ancient variety and set out to overcome any obstacle to bring its qualities back to light. After almost twenty years of painstaking work, the Teroldego has regained a qualitatively well-defined place among Italy's indigenous grape varieties. The vineyards around the Foradori estate is for wine lovers a sort of viticultural Garden of Eden where the huge mosaic of the variety's diversity is reconstructed. Foradori believes that good wine is the fruit of knowledge and patience.
Winery
| Wine maker notes |
Grapevines and pomegranates have the same origins and are typical of the Mediterranean region. The pomegranate also has the same charm, beauty and intensity of the grape. The name “Granato”, the name of an especially concentrated and dense Teroldego, is dedicated to this ideal blend.
The unique elements at the root of this wine are the careful selection of the variety’s best phenotypes, the vineyard’s great biodiversity, the sharp reduction of the yields, plus the firm belief that Teroldego grapes have a huge qualitative potential, which receives today the appreciation of connoisseurs and consumers all over the world.
NAME: Granato I.G.T. Vigneti delle Dolomiti Rosso
GRAPE: Teroldego 100%
LOCATION OF VINEYARDS: Town of Mezzolombardo | Morei, Vignai, Sgarzon, Cesura
SIZE OF VINEYARDS: various single sites, in total 10 hectares | 6,000 vines (Guyot) per hectare
AVERAGE VINE AGE: 30 years
SOIL: stony alluvial soils with pebbles
FERMENTATION: in large, open oak barrels
AGEING: 18 months in small oak casks (70% of which new)
MEAN ANNUAL PRODUCTION: 40,000 bottles
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| Technical notes |
Classification IGT.
Composition 100% Toraldego.
Winemaking Process the wine was fermented in large, open oak barrels and aged for 18-20 months in oak.
Vineyard Characteristics Town of Mezzolombardo, Morei, Vignai, Sgarzon, Cesura and various single sites in total 8 hectares with stony alluvial soils with pebbles and gravel.
Production 40.000 bottles. |
| Food pairing |
| Red meats and aged cheeses |
