2009 Contrade di Taurasi (Cantine Lonardo) Taurasi

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 89.7 points

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  11/12/2018 - oliv.yay wrote:

  Very similar strong sweet tobacco/tonka bean aroma from, I presume, new French oak as in some of Molettieri's Taurasi wines. Not a fan of that... I much preferred the 2011 iteration of this wine.

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  11/8/2016 - Ellen5181 Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Appearance - medium ruby. I'm not that familiar with this varietal, however, it looks lighter than I would ordinarily expec from Italian grape.
  
  Nose - medium plus intensity, getting black fruits but lots of oak. Oak and fruit in equal measure. Cedar closet. Lots of cinnamon
  
  Palate - same as nose. Taste more alcohol than apparent on nose. More wood than fruit bomb but strong fruit.
  
  I like it, sense it is still young, curious to see how a wine like this might develop. It's a 2009 yet sort of tastes like a 2013 wine. Medium plus acidity, medium tannins.
  
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