San Francisco Wine Trading Company
Tasted Sunday, February 23, 2014 by drwine2001 with 649 views
The white was somewhat of a revelation and the reds interesting and pure.
I loved the fact that these wines also had very little in the way of make up. The Cabernet/Petit Verdot blend was good enough to overcome my general antipathy toward Bordeaux style wines.
An exciting and consistent array of wines from these 2 estates. Grazie mille to these producers for their generosity and graciousness in showing the wines and fielding questions about them. Bravo!
2012 Foradori Manzoni Bianco Fontanasanta
Italy, Trentino Alto-Adige / Veneto, Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT
Medium yellow. Slightly aromatic. Medium body, smooth feel. Tropical fruit and citrus, minimal residual sugar, pungent finish with some bitters. Fascinating and really good for current drinking.
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2011 Foradori
Italy, Trentino Alto-Adige / Veneto, Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT
Deep ruby almost to rim. Anise nose. Very smooth, lush entry, deep blackberry fruit, a touch of inner mouth florality. Long yet lively and pungent, good grip at the back end with substantial grainy tannins. Interesting and very much like a northern Rhone Syrah.
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2011 Foradori Teroldego Morei Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT
Italy, Trentino Alto-Adige / Veneto, Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT
Incredible opaque purple. Earthy tones. Big wine with black fruit leavened by high acidity and clay on the finish along with soft tannins. Not forbidding but definitely could use more time.
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2010 Foradori Granato
Italy, Trentino Alto-Adige / Veneto, Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT
Not quite as inky as the other 2 reds. Closed aromatically. Tight and more backward. Noticeable wood base, sweeter black fruit, smokiness and slightly astringent wood tannins. A baby and much to admire, but the oak detracted a bit compared to the purity of the first 2 Teroldegos.
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