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Terrano, Edi Kante - 2014

Name: Terrano, Edi Kante
Brand: Kante
SKU: 20879
Price: 29.96 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

750 mL

Item # 20879

"Terrano," otherwise known as Refosco d'Istria, makes structured and engaging red wines that have plenty of tannin and minerality. Edi Kante's version sees three years is large Slovenian oak barrels before release, giving it spice and character while increasing the wine's potential to age. Paired with meat this wine will shine, a typical pairing is prosciutto.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2014

Country

Italy

Region

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Sub-Region

Carso

Producer

Kante

Grape Variety

Terrano

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Staff Pick Notes

There are so many hidden gems here at Astor, so I would like to highlight this. You could have dismissed this wine from very natural producers as being to weird or funky for your taste but give it a try. This is a wine with 10 years of age for 30$. That is just amazing. Now Refosco or Terrano is not a wine you would think to age but here in is native environs it just sings. Evolved fruit and earth flavor but still crisp and nimble and very firm mouth feel with a lingering dry finish. Totally worth it!

- JGM

Glossary

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Famous for its fascinating and unusual white wines, this region is home to many avant-garde winemakers (such as Gravner and Vie di Romans) who have expanded their repertoire of winemaking styles to include both the most modern, stainless-steel and barrique-influenced wines, to über-traditional wines with long maceration periods, fermented in clay amphorae. The grape that benefits most from the latter of these unusual and ancient techniques is the white varietal, Ribola Gialla, which yields...