2006 Cantine Antonio Caggiano Taurasi Macchia dei Goti

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 87.3 points

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  9/22/2012 - drunkdago wrote: 80 Points

  I just don’t know. Textbook speaking, everything’s here: great tannic structure, a lingering finish, nice full body, well-balanced, blah blah blah. But this wine is lacking umph. No character. No personality. I had no reason to return for a second or third sip. And I know primarily why: I don’t get any fruit and no secondary characteristics. I don’t mind bone-dry, but for a wine of this price point ($45) I need something else to latch onto. So I looked up its online reviews to see if I was crazy and apparently I am; reviewers noted an entire array of flavors, from nutmeg to cedar, tar, tobacco, leather, balsamic vinegar, and died leaves. Granted, it’s not cherries and blueberries—these wines require a more sophisticated palate. But I’ve taste balsamic vinegar before. And I love nutmeg and am very sensitive to it. One reviewer described it as a "volcanic soil-driven sexy beast". That sounds good. I want that wine! But this was not that wine. Closed off, you could say. Too young? It’s five years old, which is, in fact, too young for these wines, but most of these wines you can still enjoy to some degree when they’re immature.

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  8/18/2012 - MoTheMan wrote: 94 Points

  Was invited to an authentic style Italian dinner in honor of a visiting friend.
  This was the red of the meal. Tannic firm fruit & herb on the nose.
  Very fruit expressive with lots of red & dark fruits. Full bodied w/ long finish, tar rinses, bright terroir. Rich and complex. Accompanied the food nicely and brought out great expression of both. Can easily be enjoyed by itself. Good aging potential . . . Just starting to get ready now.
  Enjoyable!!!!

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