Foradori, Granato, Vigneti delle Dolomiti

Deep purple. Aromas of blackcurrants, dark cherries, raspberries, tar, earth. High acidity, pronounced ripe tannins. Taste of red and dark cherries, blackberries, dark chocolate. Long and intense.

2023 vintage

Wow. Well-kept magnum lost in my cellar, and I’m pleasantly surprised by how good it is. I was nervous by looking at the cork, but the wine held on quite well—just a perfect blend of fruit, acidity and minerals.

1996 vintage

Still more black than a young syrah. Nose is good with black fruit, dark cherry, tobacco, mint. Medium long midpalette with no sign of this is 27 years old.

1996 vintage

This took a while to come together: at first it showed some oak and the palate seemed unbalanced and not well integrated. But after several hours the oak dissipated and all the components blended into a seamless and lovely, firm and mineral wine. For some the red of the evening (but only at the end of it).

2008 vintage

blind nailed it, very elegant but with a lot of power. Dark cherries, spicy, some black currant, very saline. Everything at his Right place. 92

2008 vintage

A private lunch with friends (Restaurant Bak, Amsterdam, NL) : Incredibly youthful, sour cherries and smoke, dusty, wonderfully fresh nose with tobacco notes, slightly bloody red meat, elegant and energetic palate, medium body, light but firm tannins, excellent length. A great surprise.

1996 vintage

Beautiful nose of black cherry and smoky minerals. Really delicious ripe black cherry fruit accompanied by vibrant, fresh acidity giving the wine a mouth-watering juiciness. Quite rich and intense but also structured and refined with a strong mineral content that shows up on the complex finish which also has great floral lift. This is gorgeous to drink now but has the balance and stuffing to grow even more complex over the next few years. I really like the way this …

2008 vintage

black fruits, soft, firm acids and tannins, spicy, still showing young

2008 vintage

Enjoyable wine. Plenty of dark dense fruit. Brooding. Tough tannin, hugely chewy. Lovely freshness/lift thru the palate. Needs some air time to really open it up.

2008 vintage

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2008 vintage

Interesting nose of iodine, dark berries and mineral spice. Needs a bit of time to open and then shows rich dark cherry medicinal fruit combined with good acidity and freshness. Finishes with good intensity and a unique mineral flavor. A fairly structured version of this wine that still needs a few years for the complexity to blossom. 92+

2008 vintage

Started to show well, and this was the last bottle. Isn't that always the way? This is short term, doubt it would make old bones. Drink or hold to 2020

2008 vintage

A Delicious smell of flowers and vanilla. Light body, discreet tanins, lively acidity. Long finish with a small ammoun of bitter. Notes of Wood, red fruits, and some stone/Chalk. Paired very well with a tomato and cheese tartine appetizer and then with a main dish of Pork. I'd did remind me a bit of a Barbera D'alba, although more floral and fruity.

2008 vintage

A bit of time in the cellar and more of the structure and minerality has come out to offset the very ripe fruit in this vintage. It is drinking nicely now with smoky dark cherry fruit and the classic and unique mineral flavors that make this wine so compelling. Delicious and a great match for Puttanesca sauce. 91+

2008 vintage

Fabulous wine. Pretty, pretty yet full of character. Deep fruit, dust, bit of tobacco and smoke. Masculine and feminine at the same time. Really loved it, buy it in a heartbeat and great QPR.

1996 vintage

Cork was in acceptable condition. Popped and poured. brilliant ruby N: oak, fresh strawberry, something floral. Summery. P: Cherry, herbal, sweet/savoury finish was perfect with Lebanese mixed grill. Still has some grip, will fare better in 5+ years. Unexpectedly good wine Drink or hold to 2022. 13.5% abv

2008 vintage

Great nose with a mix of dried plums, slightly red currant a bit of leather & mushrooms, underlaid with a certain sweetness. A hint of heat on the palate but its soften out with a little more time. Great acid, wonderful integrated tannins & oak which gives the wine more structure without overperforming the fruit. Great backbone & super elegant finish. Still plenty of time ahead. I'm really impressed.

2008 vintage

A delightfull wine. Not as good as 2004, but still finely balanced, energetic and coolstyle wine even that Teroldigo is dark black even aften 19 years. Somehow it reminds me of a stronger version of Pomerol :-)

1996 vintage

Popped and poured and followed over 4 days. Garnet red of medium depth, clear. Nose: red berries, cherry, but rather sour and with a herbal touch - the latter is stronger at the beginning and slowly fades away. Also a dusty sweet note (at the beginning smelled like vanilla from oak). On day two and three a bit of fresh paint smell. Kept changing somewhat and was not always pleasant, although at times it was. On the palate it's been …

2008 vintage

Retailer tasting : Juicy, good cherries and acidity. Ripe fruits. Some autumn impressions and spiciness as well. A touch of sweetness and a bit drying in the finish. An ok wine with some complexity.

2008 vintage

I thought this was outstanding wine. Serene. Couldn't quite wrap my head all the way around it. Which I guess means it is both really complex and really intriguing. Whew.

2008 vintage

Drank it yesterday. Garnet colour (Get it?! Granato? Garnet?...) "Secretive" nose with hints of oak, dark fruit, mineral and some tarry-like touches. Well balanced in the mouth, nice acidity, powerful tannins and a long finish. Why the "lower" score then? Well, after a while the wine lost nearly all its aroma's and became unbalanced in the mouth with a pronounced acidity. Our last glasses were simply sour. Strange. Did anyone else experience the same?

2008 vintage

Retailer tasting : In the bouquet a firm dose of barnyard and earthy impressions. In the mouth still very primary juicy fruits, some metal and also earthiness and drying tannin. The wine is much too young and everything still has to integrate. Hope the brettiness will not dominate at a later stage. Waiting until 2016 might be wise. 88+ by then??? No "official" score.

2008 vintage

More attractive than my previous bottle of this wine. Great inky purple colour. Plump attractive black stone fruits with a hint of clove spice, lemon peel and angostura bitters. Round, soft and mouthfilling with a nice finish. Maybe lacks a little bit of class but certainly a very nice drop.

1996 vintage

Attractive nose, but very dry on the palate. A bit of cranberry/pomegranate bitterness. Not the most appealing bottle I've had of this.

1996 vintage

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