2012 Cantine Antonio Caggiano Taurasi Macchia dei Goti

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 90 points

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  1/18/2019 - forceberry wrote: 91 Points

  Vinified in stainless steel with maceration time of 3-4 weeks. Aged first for 18 months in French oak barriques and then for another 18 months in bottles before release. 14% alcohol.
  
  Youthful and somewhat translucent dark cherry red color with a hint of youthful purple hue. The nose feels ripe, juicy and fruit-forward with fragrant aromas of wild strawberries, some black cherries, a little bit of licorice, light brambly raspberry tones, a hint of herbal spice and a touch of savory wood. The wine is dry, youthful and somewhat angular on the palate with pure, focused flavors of tart lingonberries, stony minerality, some wild strawberries, a little bit of herbal bitterness, light cranberry tones and a hint of licorice. The wine is noticeably high in acidity with ample but also very ripe and gentle tannins that contribute mainly to the texture, not to the structure. The finish is dry, youthful and crunchy with flavors of tart lingonberries and sour cherry bitterness, some stony minerality, a little bit of brambly raspberry, light herbal notes of rosemary and a hint of licorice root. The tannins lend a very gentle grip to the aftertaste.
  
  A very fresh, high-toned and fruit-driven Taurasi that is quite surprisingly remarkably high in acidity - especially for such high alcohol - and showing remarkably easy, mellow tannins. For people who look for very powerful, grippy and assertively tannic Taurasi wines, this might be a disappointment, but for those who are looking for bright, acid-driven and - dare I say it - Burgundian Aglianicos, this is a surprisingly stylish effort. Somewhat atypical for a Taurasi, but seeing how youthful this wine is at 6½ years, I can see this wine developing for ages. Good stuff, but in dire need of further aging. No need to pop any bottles before its 10th birthday and better still if you can let the wine develop for another 10 years or more.

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  1/18/2019 - Lype wrote: 88 Points

  Tannins of a young wine entwined with salty liquorice and dark tones, a bit raw at this point and not the strongest vintage, this one offers enjoyment only to a limited degree.

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  1/18/2019 - Ran-Dom-Perignon Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Nose: cassis, blackberry, raspberry, rosemary
  Body+, acid++, tannins 0, length+
  palate: ripe cranberry, raspberry, herbal,
  
  open for drinkin but will develop. a nice fruit forward style taurasi.

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  10/29/2016 - PT insurgent wrote:

  Nice structure but lacking fruit and charm.

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  8/31/2016 - Ben Christiansen wrote:

  I'm being told that this is pretty butch. 18 months of new french barrique.

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