Granato - a pickled peck of Parker points

RATING: 94 points
PRODUCER: Foradori
FROM: Trentino, Trentino Alto
Adige, Italy
VARIETY: Teroldego
DRINK: 2010 - 2021
ESTIMATED COST: $46
SOURCE: WA, #179
Oct 2008

The 2006 Granato further establishes Foradori as one of
Italy’s premier winemakers. This is a stunning red from start
to finish. The wine bursts onto the palate with a neverending
kaleidoscope of dried roses, spices, pomegranate
and raspberries. This medium to full-bodied Granato
possesses stunning balance and finessed, elegant tannins
that caress the palate with notable elegance.
Anticipated maturity: 2010-2021.
Once again I was blown away by Elisabetta Foradori’s
Granato. Why is she the only producer in Trentino capable
of making a wine like this? The region, and Italy, for that
matter, could use another 100 producers with this level of
ambition.
Antonio Galloni