2015 Contrade di Taurasi (Cantine Lonardo) Aglianico Irpinia

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 86.6 points

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  11/24/2019 - OaktownRush Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Wet tobacco leaf, some slight funk on the nose, along with some spice and red and black fruit. Medium+ acid that gives it some balance from its more muscular qualities. Pretty decent, but didn't really wow me in any way either.

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  7/1/2019 - daveyk39 wrote: 89 Points

  90m air. Medium/Deep ruby color. Slightly shy on the nose, aromas of dark cherry, white pepper, game and smoke. Satin texture, medium-full bodied, dark cherry with wisps of smoke on the palate. Edgy, with a youthful, muscular finish.
  
  This is young and the tannins overwhelm in the finish but still approachable at this stage. Moderately priced and signs of potential tempt me to buy a few more and stash them away for the future.

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  4/29/2019 - slanum wrote:

  An unusual showing. Clear, dark ruby. For quite awhile after opening the nose was marred by a sour note that reminded us of vinegar. This did not show up in the flavors and after about an hour it had dissipated. At that point this was gently fruited and slightly tannic. Decent; not really much to get excited about.

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  11/4/2018 - WetRock wrote:

  This is like a solid lower end Aglianico. Decent but not very interesting overall. A bit more forward that other wines from this producer I've enjoyed. The tannin has a bit of a green streak. At $25 kind of pushing the value away. Maybe better in certain vintages.

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