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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.9 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 33 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Ruubious on 4/7/2024: Decanted and drank over 3hr, most fragrant and lovey in the first half.
Certainly has plenty of years ahead (1154 views) | | | Tasted by VAGenius on 12/1/2023 & rated 92 points: 60 minute decant. Dark purple color with an almost iridescent rim. Juicy nose of red fruits and orange with spruce and cedar notes. Palate delivers a mix of bright cherry, darker red fruits, and lots of damp earth. Smoke, oak, and beef jerky on the palate with red plum and notes of red bell pepper following. (1791 views) | | | Tasted by Montesquieu on 8/22/2023 & rated 94 points: Wow, what an exceptional wine for $34. First bottle of a half case, and it delivered spectacularly at 8 years of age. This is all about terroir, not extracted juicy fruit. In particular, it reminds me of Irish peat from our year living there. It looks and smells of it. Blackberry is the main fruit. Plus tar, moist soil, maybe a bit of pure cacao. I thought it tasted great fresh from bottle opening in a raw, rough way. After two hours, it was smooth and rich. Enjoyed the full evolution. This will surely last another decade or more, but I warmly encourage anyone with multiple bottles not to hesitate to enjoy some now. (2260 views) | | | Tasted by Ruubious on 1/14/2023: opened at 6:30, small glass, big, juicy. Decanted set aside for about 2 hr, certainly too young, even with decanting. This needs time to come around. Wasn’t too exciting at this point, may have missed it initially during the decant. (2930 views) | | | Tasted by dbkitc on 5/6/2022 & rated 92 points: (at Cosima - Baltimore) I’ve always liked these wines. This is no exception. Black cherry and lots of minerals. Youthful and fun and absolutely drinkable. Though I think 5 to 7 years of aging will be beneficial. Versatile, juicy and fun. Excellent restaurant selection. (92) (3902 views) | | | Tasted by kim@meko.ru on 3/3/2022 & rated 92 points: Decanted 30 min. Red berries, allspice, good structure, very refreshing, grippy tannins. Very good and maybe a little young. Try next one in 2-3 years. (3733 views) | | | Tasted by vintage_whine on 11/14/2021: Bright red fruit, tannins resolved, early maturing wine. (3697 views) | | | Tasted by Vindicator on 11/12/2021: I respectfully disagree with the 2019-2024 drinking window suggested in the Ian D'Agata note in Vinous. Won't touch my next one for 10 years. (3374 views) | | | Tasted by dlowrey99 on 11/4/2021 & rated 93 points: Opened and let decant in bottle for a few hours. Wonderful wine, still very youthful and fairly tight, has longevity. Bright/high acid; tart fresh red fruit, halfway to a pucker; layers of tar, dried savory herb, sharp finish. Paired very well with a classic beef/pork lasagna, cut right through the heavier, savory, red-sauce and fatty cheeses. (3106 views) | | | Tasted by Escher Cellars on 10/3/2021 & rated 95 points: Absolutely delicious. Served with waygu tenderloin that complimented it perfectly. How? Solid backbone of tannic yet dark fruit with a slight pepper aftertaste. Just perfect. Definitely a food wine, drink now. Cheers. (2738 views) | | | Tasted by BillBell73 on 7/30/2021: Peppery, vegetal aroma with a palate dominated by tannin and acidity. I like the feral intensity and promise here but this needs to sleep for a few years at least.
Edit- after 48 hours a lot of the vegetal funk blew off and this was much more enjoyable. (2752 views) | | | Tasted by RichardP on 6/4/2021 & rated 92 points: Plum and camphor on the nose. On the palate, black cherry, cassis, and blackberry, with notes of olive tapenade, bitter ash, and earth on the medium to long finish, with strong tannins and strong acidity. This was a very good value at about $40. (2648 views) | | | Tasted by melzar on 5/17/2021 & rated 92 points: Excellent producer in an excellent vintage. Drinks well now, but tannins will further resolve, and the wine will improve.Copius fruit and good acidity. Well balanced. (2614 views) | | | Tasted by Escher Cellars on 1/30/2021 & rated 93 points: Critiquing the 2nd day after opening, what a delight. Follow the recommendations here for when to pop and enjoy, and wait 3-4 years, otherwise highly recommend pouting a glass Day 1 and then drinking the rest Day 2. Cheers!
(3031 views) | | | Tasted by Escher Cellars on 12/10/2020 & rated 91 points: Very powerful, masculine, robust...add your adjective. A tannin-driven dark wine with firm backbone. A very good effort from a respected vintner but I would give it 3-4 more years to mellow. A wonderful cellared wine. Cheers. (2892 views) | | | Tasted by whowhatwine on 7/3/2020 & rated 93 points: Decanted the bottle for 60 minutes or so before tasting. Great wine and a perfect representation of Taurino. Still, a young wine has much more to give, but it opened up very nicely. Aromas of chocolate and tar and a slight hint of cigar. flavors of plum and dark cherry and silk. Tannins were strong at first but they settle nicely giving the wine a nice silky body with a really long finish. Great complexity. I recommend holding for a couple of years it will be a great wine (3556 views) | | | Tasted by bensony on 6/19/2020 & rated 92 points: The 2015 Radici is opaque medium to deep ruby in color with deep garnet variation near the rim. I gave this a couple hours to open up, allowing the nose to blossom into aromas of black cherry, ripe plum, strawberry, licorice, game, dusty dried earth, crushed rock, cedar, chocolate, and cracked pepper. Once in the mouth, the wine displays notes of blackberry, black raspberry, cassis, anise, violet, tobacco, loamy soil, granite, coffee grounds, smoke, mild vanilla, and rocky mineral. This is medium- to full-bodied with medium (+) acidity, high tannins, and a long finish. Drinks with remarkable depth, complexity, and character now but will only be better in five years and beyond.
100% Aglianico; 13.5% ABV (3240 views) | | | Tasted by pepmi on 5/29/2020 & rated 89 points: We've entered the sixteenth wine region on our north to south tour of the Italian wine regions. My family came from Campagnia to America in the wave of Italian immigrants in the 20th Century. Taurasi, meaning roots, reflects the beginnings of this wine as well as that of my family.
Deep purple Aglianico in the glass. A nose of chocolate, blackberry and plum. In the mouth, notes of cedar, licorice and anise. Aglicanico reminds me of Zinfandel in its sweet, rustic earthiness.
What this wine lacks in elegance it more than makes up for in its vitality. Appreciate for what it is rather than what it is not. (3490 views) | | | Tasted by djarcara on 5/28/2020 & rated 91 points: Deep purple color. Fragrant floral nose. Medium body. Flavors of blackberry, blueberry, and tobacco. The wine has pronounced tannins that will allow for many years of aging, but has a juiciness that gives pleasure now with a good hour decant. Great balance and structure. Lovely wine that punches well above its weight. (2943 views) | | | Tasted by Tony T on 5/15/2020 & rated 92 points: Already a very nice and approachable 100% Aglianico wine. Very interesting to see how this develops over the coming years. (2845 views) | | | Tasted by stkilda on 5/10/2020 & rated 95 points: A fabulous representation of Aglianico as a cultivar, wonderful aromas of violets and raspberries, elegant and refined a wine with soul. One can certainly taste the resemblance to a Barolo, great with food. (2465 views) | | | Tasted by bevetroppo on 5/2/2020 & rated 92 points: On a family vacation in Italy we visited some relatives of my wife's somewhere near Taurasi. It was a modest single level home that sat on the edge of a small valley. I'm not even sure what direction the backyard faced, but when you looked you could see a vineyard (no big surprise) on the opposite slope of the valley and a large building at the top of the rise. It could have been a winery although it was too far away to tell, but one of the relatives just pointed and said "Mastroberadino."
That one word is a mouthful for lovers of aglianico, as the family has assiduously advanced and guarded the reputation of Taurasi like no other. Even our relatives, who could not have otherwise cared less about the wine, knew it was something special.
And so it is. A beautiful ruby red color, translucent and certainly not opaque. Heady nose of dark red and black fruits, full and ripe but not jammy in the least, with smoked meat and volcanic overtones. The fruit aromas are penetrating and juicy, surprisingly perhaps with enough acid to set my mouth a-watering. Rich and elegant on the palate at the same time, with some subdued oak providing a feather bed for the otherwise badass aglianico tannins. The fruit is attractive already but understandably still somewhat straight-jacketed by its youth, on a lengthy and balanced finish.
What I like most about this is the harnessed power and restraint, in what could easily have been a runaway fruit bomb. It needs/deserves the honor of substantial decanting time now and will improve easily over a decade or more. 13.5% alcohol. If there's such as thing as a Barolo of the South, this is a legitimate contender. (2769 views) | | | Tasted by rmalloy on 4/26/2020 & rated 94 points: For me, this is an unmistakably "great" wine. It made me wonder why I immediately have that conviction and whether it's just personal preference.
The aromas are strong, complex, and (importantly) dominated by things other than fruit. I smell tar, melted licorice, black olive, ripe plum, bramble fruit, and roasted curry leaves.
I also love the balance on the palate and the complexity of the mouthfeel. Lots of mouth-coating ripe fruit weight with plenty of acidity to keep it lively and roasted herbs to cut through it all, with big, but not abrasive, mouth-drying tannins on the finish.
Ultimately, it doesn't have quite enough concentration to warrant 95+ for me. (2441 views) | | | Tasted by hlip on 4/21/2020 & rated 89 points: Well balanced except with racy acidity (2243 views) | | | Tasted by IJC on 4/18/2020: This bottle exhibited none of the usual typicity - rough edges, uncompromising tannins, earth, smoke, bramble; instead, it was flat, giving no suggestion of the power one expects from an aglianico.
I think the wine has gone to sleep, and I will leave my other bottles in the cellar for some time.
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| By Andy Howard MW
Decanter, Top Aglianico to try (2/1/2020)
(Mastroberardino, Radici, Taurasi, Campania, Italy, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Ian D'Agata
Vinous, Campania 2018: Early Appeal And Accessibility (Nov 2019) (11/1/2019)
(Mastroberardino Taurasi Radici Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (4/22/2019)
(Mastroberardino Taurasi Radici, Red, Italy) Subscribe to see review text. | By Tim Jackson MW
JancisRobinson.com (3/29/2019)
(Mastroberardino, Radici Taurasi Red) Subscribe to see review text. |
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| Mastroberardino Producer websiteAglianico Varietal character (Appellation America)
The Southern Italy Outpost (on the CellartTracker Forum)
Originally from Greece and an early Roman favorite, Aglianico was planted as early as the seventh century B.C. Infused with interesting aromas of plums, raisins and licorice. Dried floral notes flow easily into the medium to full-bodied palate of black pepper, smooth, subtle cherry, and plum flavors.. A stylish, intriguing young red, with fine tannins and a ripe balanced finish.Italy Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorCampania Region Website (ItalianMade.com)
Taurasi DOCG Description of Taurasi region, by Amanda Schuster
http://www.snooth.com/region/italy/campania/taurasi/#ixzz2ndbTULw3
Taurasi is a wine region based on the Aglianico grape, located in Campania in southern Italy. The vineyards are within the high altitude area of Avellino, in soils composed of many elements, most notably limestone and volcanic ash. The wines from Taurasi have a tannic grip and slightly smoky finish unlike other Aglianicos, and this terroir composition is very much a contributing factor.
Wine-making has existed in the region for centuries, starting with the Greeks and into the Roman period and beyond. The great Norman Longobard castle still stands in Avellino. Aglianico itself is one of the original Greek-cultivated grapes, sometimes referred to as Ellenico. But Taurasi is very much a modern era wine and its success is specific to a single producer and vintage: Masterberardino 1968. This wine stormed the international scene and propelled the region to DOC status in 1970. It earned the superior DOCG classification in 1993. Bottles of the 1968 vintage still exist, and though rare, are said to still be very much alive in flavor.
Taurasi is exclusively a red wine, and must be at least 85% Aglianico, with an allowable 15% Piedirosso, Barbera and/or Sangiovese. Though most Taurasi is 100% Aglianico. They must be aged at least three years, with a minimum one year in barrel. Riservas are required to be aged at least four years with 18 months in barrel before release.
Many Taurasi producers are dedicated to small yields with attention to detail. Taurasi is best characterized by a mix of tart fruit flavors, coffee, earth, sweet smoke and leather, with flavors more extracted and concentrated with age. In fact, these wines can handle quite a long cellaring period if one has the patience to wait. For a red wine with a genuinely unique and flavorful character, a wine that really tastes like something, Taurasi is a truly rewarding experience. ~Amanda Schuster
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