2009 Mastroberardino Villa dei Misteri Pompeiano IGT

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 92 points

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  1/28/2022 - Doblk wrote: 92 Points

  Rich and dense with ripe fruit. Very Campagna in style. Sort of a more acidic version of a chateauneuf de pape. Great with steak and leek tart. Popular around the table.

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  10/5/2021 - forceberry wrote: 92 Points

  A blend of Piedirosso (90%) and Sciascinoso (10%) from four different vineyards in Pompeii (Casa del Triclinio Estivo, Casa della Nave Europa, Foro Boario, Osteria del Gladiatore) totaling to only one hectare. Aged for 12 months in French oak barriques and then another 5 years in bottles before release. 13% alcohol. Tasted in a Villa dei Misteri 2007-2012 vertical.
  
  Very deep, luminous and moderately opaque black cherry color with a slightly evolved pomegranate hue. Ripe, juicy and sweet-toned nose with vibrant aromas of wizened black cherries and ripe figs, some old leather notes, a little bit of ripe blueberry, light liqueur-ish notes of sweet VA, a hint of tobacco and a touch of savory old wood. The wine is ripe, sinewy and quite silky on the palate with a moderately full body and savory flavors of wizened sour cherries, some dark forest fruits, a little bit of raw, bloody meat, light tart notes of lingonberries, a hint of game and a piquant touch of peppery spice. The alcohol shows through a little. While silky in texture, the overall feel is firm and somewhat muscular, thanks to the high acidity and assertive, grippy tannins. The finish is long and quite tannic with intense, savory flavors of crunchy cranberries, sour cherry bitterness, some earthy tones, a little bit of game, light ferrous notes of blood, a sweeter hint of dried figs and a touch of pipe tobacco.
  
  A stern, muscular and very intense vintage of Villa dei Misteri that feels noticeably more youthful than the vintages 2007 and 2008 that were noticeably more tertiary and even slightly oxidative at this point. Flavor-wise this vintage doesn't feel young anymore, but it isn't fully mature yet. Most likely there is still some room for further development in the fruit department, but whatever happens, the ample and quite assertive tannins will outlive the fruit. True to the classic Campanian style of red wine, this is all about tough, grippy tannic structure and the wine really calls for food. This isn't your pleasant sipper, and no matter how long you are going to age it, it will never be one. Good stuff now, but based on how soon the earlier vintages have started to fade away, I would drink the wine in the next 8-10 years or so, if not earlier. In our Villa dei Misteri 2007-2012 vertical, this vintage was the crowd favorite and the second best vintage in my books, after the 2010 vintage.

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