December 22, 2023 - Oh…how I adore Elisabetta’s wines and getting to drink Granato with some age is a huge treat! Popped and poured; enjoyed over a two hour time period and it evolved very nicely in that time. The 2010 Granato pours a deep ruby with near opaque core. Medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of cassis, fresh sage, mild funk, granite rock and a soft expression of warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with good structure still. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long and there is a drying sensation of almost licking a rock. As mentioned earlier, this opened up beautifully after about 30min and continued to shine. Admittedly, I don’t have a lot of data points on decade+ Teroldego so it’s hard to say for sure how long this could last however, when I consider that this is still developing and doesn’t show much in terms of secondary characteristics, I would say this still has a long life ahead. Drink now with a short decant or through 2030; possibly longer.
September 1, 2023 - PnP room temp, no decant. Clear, dark purple color. Med nose. This drank very nicely. Med body, clean, sharp, wonderful integration and balance. No sharp edge and ideal drinking window with a nice long finish. Nothing off. $54
September 11, 2022 - Great wine that continues to improve, should stay at this level or improve in the next 2-3 years
April 18, 2022 - This has benefited far more from time than I guessed it would. Tremendous. 13%
September 15, 2021 - Dinner at Osteria Langhe (Chicago, IL): I have to admit this really isn't the sort of wine I would generally like to drink (it's incredibly generous with its fruit) and there is a little bit of a balsamic character here. This is quite full-bodied and plummy, and I admit there's something a little "natural" about it too (though that might be from the volatility).
October 11, 2019 - I thought I'd like it more as I have other Teroldego's from this producer. It was at it's best right on the pour. Once it spent more than a few minutes in the glass the forest floor and dustiness was primary and muted my enjoyment. Maybe that's what it's going for and I just don't have enough experience with the varietal to say it was faulty, but it wasn't to my taste. It showed a little better against some gorgonzola so maybe it's just finding the right robust dish for it.
January 28, 2019 - Just maybe starting to strut its stuff, but I would hold bottles another 2 or 3 years, if not 5 or more, to really see what's gonna happen. Dark, brooding and complex personality. Keeps changing: fig, blackberry, dark cherry, plum, pomegranate, pink vitamins, blue flowers, rosehips, delicate herbal notes, incense, licorice, soy, black olive, bit of sweet vanilla bean... super long and coating, seamless, full-bodied and velvety, but crazy fresh and wonderfully tart. Endlessly complex and engaging, if slightly inaccessible... what can be?
February 12, 2018 - Nose: dark cherry, wild berry, prune, ash, tobacco, earth, licorice, anise, violets
Taste: full bodied, medium+ acidity, medium+ tannins, cherry, blackberry, chokeberry, prune, smoke, earth, mineral, licorice, very long finish, huge structure, rich but balanced thanks to good acidity and chevy tannins, very fresh, complex and distinct, still a bit young (better after long aeration or on 2nd day) will improve with more time in bottle
October 27, 2017 - Dark fruit, manure, and dark cherries on the nose. Good acidity with gripping tannins and flavors of plum and dark fruit on the palate. Nice finish. Great wine, but could use a little longer to fully blossom. 93+
September 22, 2017 - A bit restrained nose, could do with a few more years. Distinct but very rounded tannins, fine balanced acidity, very fresh and clear blackberry and raspberry fruit, medium+ aftertaste. Maybe not the best vintage but it does show a lot of elegancy and drinking pleasure. Decant for 1 - 2 hours now or wait until later.