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• AlphaMikeFoxtrot Likes this wine: 92 points

  November 16, 2023 - Leather, dried porcini mushrooms, fennel seed, anise, cranberry, lingonberry, cocoa powder, dirt/earth and allspice on the nose. Not all that fruity, almost "fruit backward". Only a medium intensity of aromas; but it works in an "elegant" sort of way. The palate adds violet petals, ripe blackcurrants, fresh mint leaves, and musk. What's the aromas in older womens' makeup bags? Because it has that. Anyway, the palate overall "darker" than the nose as well as a little more primary and a lot more intense (say medium +). Texturally powdery. Pair it with venison and the meat cuts through everything; making the palate perfectly rounded. Finishes with a burst of over ripe dark fruit.
  
  Full bodied with medium + acid and still present medium tannin. Drink now; unless you really like tertiary stuff and are turned off by the ripe dark fruit on the palate. In that case, you could age it 5 more years in the bottle.
  
  At this age, it paired very well with seared venison backstraps and a side of sauteed king trumpet mushrooms.

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• rmalloy Likes this wine: 93 points

  March 25, 2023 - This wine is in the running for my favorite wine in the world in this price range. The structure is similar to that of good left-bank Bordeaux. The flavor profile is different though: prunes, raspberries, roses, lots of damp soil, sandalwood, and herbs. Not a crowd pleaser. But if you’re looking for an affordable wine with the structure, balance, and complexity of the world’s best red wines, this is it. (The riserva is even better.)

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• pwhahn wrote:

  March 4, 2023 - Wine club

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• talid wrote: flawed

  October 5, 2022 - Corked!

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• Madera16 wrote:

  May 4, 2022 - This was delicious and elegant, strong floral jasmin quality, elegant tannin, graceful.
  
  Several of the others tasted cooked/malty, including the 2010 same bottling and a few of the others.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2008
• Type Red
• Producer Salvatore Molettieri
• Varietal Aglianico
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Cinque Querce
• Country Italy
• Region Campania
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Taurasi DOCG
• UPC Code 8033182210518

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• In Cellars 68 (53%)
• Consumed 60 (47%)

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