2012 Fattoria Galardi Terra di Lavoro

Community Tasting Notes (67) Avg Score: 91.5 points

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  4/19/2024 - jonvayn wrote: 89 Points

  From Magnum.
  Gave a too strong decant and the wine completely faded.
  Opened 30min before drinking, it had decent fruits but structure was still a tight (maybe 91 at the time).
  I decide to put in decanter but at the end we only start drinking 2h later and the wine completely flatten (fruits/tannins mostly gone) 85 at the time.
  Just PnP and let it open in the bottle.
  In this case, it is a decent wine. I wouldn't rate higher as although tannins and fruits were nicely done, there is not much in tertiary and considering how fast it faded I don't see any upside potential for further ageeing.

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  3/18/2024 - lvjohn Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Grabbed the wrong vintage of this one and had it decanted before I looked carefully. Our liking of this wine is unchanged, but now I find it a bit boring. Based upon other sources, it is a blend of Aglianico – Piedirosso. This produces a very dark (gloomy is the producer notes) and mineral laced wine. It takes quite a while for this wine to mature and become drinkable. The end result is a wine with a noticeable dark red and black fruit character that has nice mouthfeel. This bottle lasted several evenings with evening meals.

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  3/10/2024 - talbot61 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  This is a dense, dark, somewhat forbidding wine, but with two hours in the decanter, it was completely drinkable. Strong licorice flavor upfront, resolving into black currant and then tar on the aftertaste. Great balance -- perfect as an accompaniment to strong-flavored food. Very consistent experience across three bottles over the last two years, though I think the licorice flavor is becoming more pronounced.

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  1/27/2024 - CWilliam wrote:

  Notes from PNP. Black in the glass. On nose, sweet cherry, mesquite, rosemary/sage and blackberry. Medium body, high acidity, medium tannins and long finish. Palate consistent with nose. Very enjoyable.

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  7/13/2023 - popasq Likes this wine: 93 Points

  One of my favorite Italian wines, evolving really nice.

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