WTN: Stoka Teran Kras '13..(short/boring)

Shared this wine w/ Jim & friends Fri afternoon:
1. Stoka Izbrani Teran/Kras (11.9%; www.Stoka.Si; www.BlueDanubeWine.com; Refosco) Primoz & Tadej Stoka/
Krajna/Slovenia 2013: Very dark color; strong plummy/blackberry somewhat dusty/earthy bit rustic fairly fragrant nose; lightly tart fairly strong plummy/blackberry/black cherry cola some earthy/dusty/loamy/root cellar rather rustic flavor w/ light hard/coarse tannins; very long earthy/dusty/loamy/rustic strong black cherry cola/blackberry/plummy some complex finish w/ modest rough/coarse tannins; a rather rustic rendition of Refosco but very tasty; needs food like ham & salami; terrific price. $12.00 (BB)
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A wee Bloody Pulpit:
1. Terrano, or Teran in Slovenia, is a grape that is a member of the Refosco family and mainly grown in the Karst of Friuli/Slovenia. I've not had much in the way of very old Refosco to say how it ages, but I would think this could go another 10 yrs. Wikipidia has this to say:

Traditional Kraški Teran does not age well - notably, chemical analyses have confirmed that the content of bivalent iron starts to diminish radically two years after fermentation - and should be consumed within its first year; after that, the wine quickly loses its attractive vitality and can even become bitter and flat.

I haven't a clue as to what that means, but it's based on a citation of three Slovene articles. When we visited SandiSkerk last year, he related that the Slovenes have filed suit to stop the use of that varietal name by the Italians & Croatians. The Skerk Teranno is probably the best rendition of that variety I've tried. The variety is indigeneous to the Istrian peninsula, which would legitimize its usage in Croatia.
The controversy is described here: IstrianTerran
The Slovenes maintain it must be grown on TerraRossa soil w/ high iron content...which gives it the deep blood-red color. So they say.
Tom