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SKU 883744
$41.79/bottle
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The 2016 Taurasi is dark and earthy. There’s a mentholated herbal quality that helps lift its musky black fruits. This flows easily across the palate, carried by a core of juicy acidity while taking on a distinctly savory quality toward the close. The 2016 finishes grippy, spicy and long, with nuances of blackberry that linger. Intense ruby red colored wine, dense and opaque. The nose is rich and lingering with hints of ripe fruits, balsamic notes and read and spicy. The taste is warm, with austere tannins, and with some persistence.
Aglianico is a black skinned grape most commonly associated with the exquisite wines of the Campania region of Italy. It thrives most happily in hot and dry climates, and as such, has had plenty of success in the New World, particularly in the United States, where it is used to great effect in many red wines. It was believed to come from Greece several thousand years ago, brought by Pheonician tradesman, and was wildly popular in Roman times, when it was used in the finest wines made by the Roman empire. Aglianico grapes produce full bodied red wines which have a high tannin and acid content. As such, it has excellent ageing potential, and with a standard amount of time in a barrel, it rounds out and mellows to produce beautifully balanced wines.
Country
Italy
There are few countries in the world with a viticultural history as long or as illustrious as that claimed by Italy. Grapes were first being grown and cultivated on Italian soil several thousand years ago by the Greeks and the Pheonicians, who named Italy 'Oenotria' – the land of wines – so impressed were they with the climate and the suitability of the soil for wine production. Of course, it was the rise of the Roman Empire which had the most lasting influence on wine production in Italy, and their influence can still be felt today, as much of the riches of the empire came about through their enthusiasm for producing wines and exporting it to neighbouring countries. Since those times, a vast amount of Italian land has remained primarily for vine cultivation, and thousands of wineries can be found throughout the entire length and breadth of this beautiful country, drenched in Mediterranean sunshine and benefiting from the excellent fertile soils found there. Italy remains very much a 'land of wines', and one could not imagine this country, its landscape and culture, without it.
Region
Campania
The beautiful region of Campania, located in the 'shin' of Italy's boot, has been an important center for viticulture and wine making for thousands of years. Indeed, archaeologists believe that wine making was happening in Campania as long ago as 1,200 BCE, making this one of the oldest wine regions on earth. By the time the Roman Empire starting expanding, Campania became the world's most important wine producing region, and the hundred or so native grape varietals which flourish in the mineral rich soils near the coast became the key ingredient in many of Rome's legendary classical wines. Today, the wine industry in Campania is booming once more, following a drop in the region's reputation in the 1970s, and is gaining awards, recognition and new fans each year.
Appellation
Taurasi
VM93pts
Vinous Media
The 2016 Taurasi is dark and earthy. There's a mentholated herbal quality that helps lift its musky black fruits. This flows easily across the palate, carried by a core of juicy acidity while taking on a distinctly savory quality toward the close. The 2016 finishes grippy, spicy and long, with nuances of blackberry that linger.
WA91pts
Wine Advocate
Made with fruit from young vines (that are about 10 years old), the Contrade di Taurasi 2016 Taurasi is dark and richly concentrated in appearance with ripe fruit, balsam herb, sweet tobacco and potting soil. The wine shows strong character and is likable, although it is a little rough in places with some tannic astringency that leaves a slightly bitter aftertaste. It's nothing that a few wedges of aged cheese can't handle. Production is 5,000 bottles.
Winery Notes
Intense ruby red colored wine, dense and opaque. The nose is rich and lingering with hints of ripe fruits, balsamic notes and read and spicy. The taste is warm, with austere tannins, and with some persistence.
