Community Tasting Notes 21

• gordoyflaca Likes this wine: 93 points

  April 17, 2024 - Earthy old school and pure sour cherry. Nice.

• Tim Heaton Likes this wine:

  February 2, 2024 - Decanted for sediment (a fair amount), returned to bottle and enjoyed over two hours. My last one of these was nearly five years ago, and if this bottle is representative, it's past its apogee and is on the long, downhill slide. More elegance than power, with wisps of balsamic threading the red/dark red fruits. Good freshness, flowing lines, and a lovely sense of place. A joy. Sadly, just one remains; will open in the coming 2-3 years for my preferences. Easily recommended
  
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• WetRock wrote:

  January 22, 2022 - Very rich yet. Almost overwhelmingly so before it gets a lot of air in it. Complex nose with potpourri, wood, camphor, dried fruits and on and on. The fruit is still bright yet showing a lot of complexities. It might be transitioning into secondary phases but its a bit difficult to discern right now with the power still present. The acidity initially seemed overwhelmed by the richness but you really see how this opens when it lets itself show. Plenty of tannin of course. Its got that lava rock quality I get from Aglianico so often. Charcoal and plum. I liked this best on night two when the balance and complexity really put on a show. Still very good on night three if less expressive. Has thrown a decent amount of sediment. A terrific wine coming into its own. Long life ahead of it. I'd say in another five years this will be where you want it.

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• gamlingman Likes this wine: 91 points

  March 4, 2021 - Really quite an interesting wine that changed quickly after decanting. Nose at 1st was quite earthy and musty then turned mellower after about 30 minutes. Deep ruby red flavors of smoke, tar and almost a syrupy like finish with tremendous varieties on the end.

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• guido23 Likes this wine: 92 points

  January 9, 2021 - Decanted, poured, and consumed immediately. Really luscious. Velvety texture. Pencil shavings and mushroom on the nose at first, evolving to tart balsamic. Pretty fiery on the palate but tannins are pleasant. Long, undulating finish. Peaked at a 93 but faded quickly so I docked it a point.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2005
• Type Red
• Producer Salvatore Molettieri
• Varietal Aglianico
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Cinque Querce
• Country Italy
• Region Campania
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Taurasi DOCG
• UPC Codes 8033182210259, 8033182210839

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• In Cellars 172 (47%)
• Consumed 194 (53%)

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