2007 Mastroberardino Taurasi Radici

Community Tasting Notes (52) Avg Score: 90.5 points

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  10/29/2023 - ogres3 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Enjoyed more than I thought I would. Even improved with air. The nose on opening was old world with dried scorched earth/graphite. Blew off in about an hour and became a full-bodied but restrained very dark/black fruit wine. Finish lasted a couple of minutes. Maybe you need to wait 15 years on some of these Italian wines.

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  8/27/2023 - TannicBeast Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Pleased to be trying it again after 9 yrs. Decanted 2 hours. Deep ruby. Clean, med+ black fruit, dried herbs, dried flowers, earth & some oak spice. Aged for 24 mos. in French oak barriques and large Slavonian oak casks. Dry but w/ plenty of dark, brooding fruit. Med acid, med+ tannins and med+ alcohol (14%). Full-bodied, w/ pronounced flavor intensity & length. Just starting to hit its stride, but w/ plenty of aging potential left. A very impressive wine at a very reasonable price.

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  2/20/2023 - Vinogan(s) wrote: 89 Points

  Mineral, concentrated, some mocca, herbs and brushwood. Not as good as my previous bottle

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  9/20/2022 - up4wine wrote: 92 Points

  A wonderful aglianico. This wine is finally hitting its stride after many years of patience.

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  6/26/2022 - AlphaMikeFoxtrot Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Older leather, dirt, tobacco - which is VERY prominent - coffee grounds, cocoa powder all on top of cooked black cherries and blackberries. Medium + body, medium tannins (softened, sure but still present) and still medium acid. Very much a fruit backward wine. Drink now, will not benefit from further aging.
  
  Absolutely excellent pairing with ragù napoletano.

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