100% Teroldego – a grape native to the Alto Adige – the fruit for ‘Teroldec’ is hand-harvested and fermented in large, used wooden vats before being aged in a mix of small and large barrels for a year. In the glass, this shows off Teroldego’s saturated purple-ruby hue (DNA sequencing has linked Teroldego to both Syrah and Pinot Noir, and there are indeed shades of both in this wine). Fruit here is of the black/purple variety, with aromas and flavors of black cherry and raspberry, purple plums, blackcurrant, violet, graphite, black pepper, lavender, and humus. It is medium-bodied and softly contoured, with a pleasant tang lending backbone and refreshment. Decant this 15 minutes before and you’re good to go — all the better if you’ve got some kind bistro/osteria classic to go with it. This mountain red is ready for anything.