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Wine: Red wine
Taste: Dry
Volume: Strong
Min. alcohol: 12%
Storage potential: 5 years
Teroldego Rotaliano Superiore DOC is a red wine made from the same grapes as the non-aged Teroldego Rotaliano Rosso DOC, namely the Teroldego (100%).
This variety is a ruby red to brick red colored wine, with a pleasant and ethereal scent and a rich taste, with a pleasant tannic aftertaste.
After 2-3 years it develops further the scent of flowers, herbs and berries with a slightly bitter touch in the aftertaste. Efter 6-7 years it acquires its full strength, in rare vintages over a decade. According to several experts, Teroldego Rotaliano Superiore DOC is comparable to the best red wines in northern Italy.
Minimum alcohol content is 12%
Teroldego Rotaliano Superiore DOC is a perfect accompaniment for stew, game, steak and roasts.
A barrel-aged Teroldedo Rotaliano Superiore Riserva DOC and the rosé wine Teroldego Rotaliano Rosato DOC (Kretzer) is also produced.
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Italy’s northernmost region of Trentino-Alto Adige is surrounded by the Alps and 99% of it is made up by mountains, therefore agriculture has always been a great challenge here. Only 5% of the agricultural land is situated under 500 meters altitude and only 15% of the stony and rocky fields...
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