red grape · regional specialty
Teroldego
Campo Rotaliano, Trentino, Italy
Say it
teh·rol·deh·go
On the palate
black cherryblackberryblueberryvioletblack pepperalmond
How you spot it blind: bitter almond finish, from benzaldehyde compounds in the skin
The story
First written down · 15th century, Campo Rotaliano, Trentino
DNA research (Vouillamoz et al.) confirmed Teroldego is a full sibling of Dureza—one parent of Syrah—and itself a parent of Lagrein; the Teroldego Rotaliano DOC was granted in 1971.
Where it lives
Campo Rotaliano, Trentino, Italy
Shows up as
still redrosé