Nose is fairly muted, both right after opening and a day later. Good color, palate is fairly bright with acidity but that also is a bit muted. Flavor is massive sour cherries and some slight meaty component. It's a good mid week meal wine.
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Day one this wasn't very enjoyable, but day two the character I was knew from the 2006 vintage started to show through and it became pleasant to drink, but still astringent. I'm not sure how good this will get, but it has promise.
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TN; Wines under $18: Aglianico. Tight on the nose. Eventually shows some dark cherries. Very tannic. The only wine on the table that seemed to need more time. Juicy tart dark cherry fruit but a wall of tannins. Somewhat generic I guess, I thought it was a Merlot blind. Never really seemed to open for me.
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Bright cherries and spice dominate on this medium bodied wine with a clean, medium length finish. Paired with ribeye smoked with red wine barrel chunks. Great value at fifteen bucks!
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great, reasonably priced red that complemented by a heavy Italian dinner. The fine red fruit and bright acidity cut right through all that yummy garlic and aged cheese.
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Garnet to dark garnet color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of leather, white pepper, berries, boysenberries and plums. Good flavors of berries, cherries and raspberries. Medium to bright acidity, medium to firm tannins, medium to full bodied. Drink now through the next 5 years plus or minus.
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Very nice Alianico. Medium body with nice red cherry fruit. Agree with the sour and tart flavors, but still in balance with a nice long finish. Excellent value.
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A fantastic go to for an everyday Italian red. I love Terredora as a producer in general so I may be a bit biased. Bright fruit, good structure and balance with attractive cherry, violet aromas and flavors. For an Aglianico religious experience, dish out the money for Terradora's 2004 Taurasi which is off the charts intense.
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Decanted for half an hour with the use of a venturi. I think this likely benefited a great deal as I didn't sense the youthfulness of the wine other reviewers noted.
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Ruby red. Nose of currant, leather and dry wood chips. The palate is dominated by black currants with modest spice under tones. The acidity and tannins are quite mild resulting in a light mouth feel. the finish feels deliberately light. The biggest surprise for me wa the wife liked it -she normally prefers very fruit forward wines. 5/5+11/15+14/20+6/10=86
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great with shepherd's pie. mmmmmm. reminds me of a petite sirah. grilled maine blueberries... don't exist, but if they did, they'd go down a bit like this.
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Ok but nothing special. Decent pizza wine. A touch sour or tart which is fine but nothing to exciting here. I'm supprised by Galloni's notes on this one.
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Mother nature took a dump in a glass and put a grape on top...and I like it- This is a very earthy wine to say the least- The fruit is nice put plays a secondary role to the tannin and acidity. Was not digging this initially as the nose was muted and the bone dry nature had nothing to offset it- Well once I started digging into the the Rigatoni Filetto di pomodoro this wine came alive- the fruit now a little fuller but still second fiddle as the acidity cut through the sauce and the pasta- Even the wife enjoyed this wine though 100% out of her typical zone. All this for $11- there is no doubt some will not find the charm in this wine, especially those embracing the fruit forward wines but if you love old school Sangiovese then branch out and give this Aglianico a try.
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Spiced cherry, blackberry and pomegranate fruit entice with dark chocolate, smoky tobacco and toasted caraway. Elegantly structured with fine tannins and a crack of acidity on the mid palate, flavors of grilled herb, berry and violet emerge.
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This is a more than decent bottle of wine. It will be best with hearty food. Deep garnet purple color - Red fruit, floral - dark flowers, resin is the aroma profile. Medium bodied. It's a bit heavy handed though with substantial flinty tannins and deep notes of iron curtain mineral. The fruit is in the mix but mostly in the background. Finishes with mineral and red fruit and tannins.
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A nice inexpensive quaffer....full body....deep color....nose of blackberry and black cherry....oak is present on the palate....medium finish....not complex but a decent wine for the price....I'd say this is a great match with pizza or an italian sausage sub.....
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A dark and fruity nose with herbs as rosemary and salvia. The oak is also evident. The mouth feel is full, fruity with fine tannines and rather low, but fresh, acidity. The finish gives freshness to the otherwise tough wine.
I could buy it again if I needed a south Italian red wine. 84-85 p.
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I wish I would have had this with food. On its own the acidity stands out a bit to much. It is dusty on the nose and has light red fruits on the palate. Overall a pleasant wine that is decent for the price.
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Flight of 3 from Terradora di Paolo (Cellar on Greene, Columbia, SC): This is an easy drinking, fruit forward,designed to drank young, tasty wine. The fruit dominates the nose. They are not trying to create complexity here, just bring us what the grapes have to offer with minimal manipulation, and I kind of like that. We have medium dark color. Black cherry, blueberry and blackberry fruit. Little or no oak influence. Not particularly tannic. Medium bodied without the usual dose of Italian acid character. There is some spicy minerality on the finish.
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12/13/2013 - cwiebe Likes this wine: 87 Points
Nose is fairly muted, both right after opening and a day later. Good color, palate is fairly bright with acidity but that also is a bit muted. Flavor is massive sour cherries and some slight meaty component. It's a good mid week meal wine.
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6/4/2012 - CarpeVinoDiem wrote: 84 Points
No notes taken.
Ok but not a rock star Agli by any means/shape/form.
On the thin side and not very bright or well integrated.
With food.
Recommend drink now.
84 pts.
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3/29/2012 - gjv115 wrote: 85 Points
Day one this wasn't very enjoyable, but day two the character I was knew from the 2006 vintage started to show through and it became pleasant to drink, but still astringent. I'm not sure how good this will get, but it has promise.
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1/25/2012 - Loren Sonkin wrote: 86 Points
TN; Wines under $18: Aglianico. Tight on the nose. Eventually shows some dark cherries. Very tannic. The only wine on the table that seemed to need more time. Juicy tart dark cherry fruit but a wall of tannins. Somewhat generic I guess, I thought it was a Merlot blind. Never really seemed to open for me.
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11/20/2011 - WineGeneral wrote: 90 Points
Bright cherries and spice dominate on this medium bodied wine with a clean, medium length finish. Paired with ribeye smoked with red wine barrel chunks. Great value at fifteen bucks!
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10/10/2011 - BMG Wine wrote: 88 Points
First experience with Aglianico. Solid pizza wine.
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9/10/2011 - KSWinegeek wrote: 89 Points
Nice Aglianico. Dry, rustic and tremendous value.
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7/25/2011 - Champagneinhand wrote: 90 Points
great, reasonably priced red that complemented by a heavy Italian dinner. The fine red fruit and bright acidity cut right through all that yummy garlic and aged cheese.
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7/25/2011 - rfcarney wrote: 90 Points
excellent
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5/30/2011 - lumpyelbow wrote:
A bit rough and acidic. Really rustic - a little too much so. Better things out there.
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5/21/2011 - wineismylife wrote: 90 Points
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Tasted non blind at a retail tasting.
Garnet to dark garnet color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of leather, white pepper, berries, boysenberries and plums. Good flavors of berries, cherries and raspberries. Medium to bright acidity, medium to firm tannins, medium to full bodied. Drink now through the next 5 years plus or minus.
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5/21/2011 - bablues wrote: 88 Points
Very nice Alianico. Medium body with nice red cherry fruit. Agree with the sour and tart flavors, but still in balance with a nice long finish. Excellent value.
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5/21/2011 - Julius Squeezer wrote: 89 Points
A fantastic go to for an everyday Italian red. I love Terredora as a producer in general so I may be a bit biased. Bright fruit, good structure and balance with attractive cherry, violet aromas and flavors. For an Aglianico religious experience, dish out the money for Terradora's 2004 Taurasi which is off the charts intense.
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5/15/2011 - shanley106 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Decanted for half an hour with the use of a venturi. I think this likely benefited a great deal as I didn't sense the youthfulness of the wine other reviewers noted.
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5/7/2011 - Delli wrote: 86 Points
Ruby red. Nose of currant, leather and dry wood chips. The palate is dominated by black currants with modest spice under tones. The acidity and tannins are quite mild resulting in a light mouth feel. the finish feels deliberately light. The biggest surprise for me wa the wife liked it -she normally prefers very fruit forward wines. 5/5+11/15+14/20+6/10=86
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4/3/2011 - BYOB wrote: 88 Points
Nice light red with earthy notes and restrained fruit.
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3/28/2011 - frank hertz wrote: 88 Points
great with shepherd's pie. mmmmmm. reminds me of a petite sirah. grilled maine blueberries... don't exist, but if they did, they'd go down a bit like this.
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2/15/2011 - Green Pea wrote: 84 Points
Ok but nothing special. Decent pizza wine. A touch sour or tart which is fine but nothing to exciting here. I'm supprised by Galloni's notes on this one.
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1/30/2011 - kahuna75 wrote: 88 Points
Mother nature took a dump in a glass and put a grape on top...and I like it- This is a very earthy wine to say the least- The fruit is nice put plays a secondary role to the tannin and acidity. Was not digging this initially as the nose was muted and the bone dry nature had nothing to offset it- Well once I started digging into the the Rigatoni Filetto di pomodoro this wine came alive- the fruit now a little fuller but still second fiddle as the acidity cut through the sauce and the pasta- Even the wife enjoyed this wine though 100% out of her typical zone. All this for $11- there is no doubt some will not find the charm in this wine, especially those embracing the fruit forward wines but if you love old school Sangiovese then branch out and give this Aglianico a try.
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1/27/2011 - pandresgi@gmail.com wrote: 88 Points
I really like this wine for the cost. Black fruit, leather, currant, all well balanced.
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11/26/2010 - MyPurpleTeeth.net wrote: 88 Points
Spiced cherry, blackberry and pomegranate fruit entice with dark chocolate, smoky tobacco and toasted caraway. Elegantly structured with fine tannins and a crack of acidity on the mid palate, flavors of grilled herb, berry and violet emerge.
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11/23/2010 - garywa wrote: 85 Points
Light, thin, drinkable
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11/19/2010 - D H Grant wrote: 85 Points
This is a more than decent bottle of wine. It will be best with hearty food. Deep garnet purple color - Red fruit, floral - dark flowers, resin is the aroma profile. Medium bodied. It's a bit heavy handed though with substantial flinty tannins and deep notes of iron curtain mineral. The fruit is in the mix but mostly in the background. Finishes with mineral and red fruit and tannins.
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11/18/2010 - CCestaro wrote: 88 Points
A nice inexpensive quaffer....full body....deep color....nose of blackberry and black cherry....oak is present on the palate....medium finish....not complex but a decent wine for the price....I'd say this is a great match with pizza or an italian sausage sub.....
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11/15/2010 - kenito799 wrote: 87 Points
Very bright acidity with firm tannins, fresh dark fruit, some leather and licorice. Great QPR, great with food.
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10/16/2010 - JasonG wrote: 85 Points
Enjoyed with pizza, a perfect compliment at this young, brash age. A couple steps over a balanced, young chianti. Just OK. Noticeable alcohol.
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9/21/2010 - johnwine Likes this wine: 87 Points
This wine is just a youngster but big and brash. Hopefully over time it will develop into a more rounded wine with breed.
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8/21/2010 - Jona wrote: 85 Points
A good value wine with full body.
A dark and fruity nose with herbs as rosemary and salvia. The oak is also evident.
The mouth feel is full, fruity with fine tannines and rather low, but fresh, acidity. The finish gives freshness to the otherwise tough wine.
I could buy it again if I needed a south Italian red wine. 84-85 p.
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8/6/2010 - vegasoenophile wrote: 86 Points
Nose of wild cherry, dark raspberry, spice, leather and licorice. Medium bodied wine. All the flavors on the palate match the nose. Nice wine.
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7/23/2010 - ktrh Likes this wine: 81 Points
Excellent QPR. A fine and simple wine, very succulent and highly quaffable...
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7/13/2010 - hubas wrote: 78 Points
Coffee cherries and some oak were the dominant tastes when i tried this one. not that well balanced.
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6/3/2010 - bradsteven Likes this wine: 87 Points
Ful bodied, ripe fruits, cedar notes with a long finish.
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4/14/2010 - JasonD wrote: 83 Points
I wish I would have had this with food. On its own the acidity stands out a bit to much. It is dusty on the nose and has light red fruits on the palate. Overall a pleasant wine that is decent for the price.
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4/2/2010 - Mike Kopanski wrote: 87 Points
Flight of 3 from Terradora di Paolo (Cellar on Greene, Columbia, SC): This is an easy drinking, fruit forward,designed to drank young, tasty wine. The fruit dominates the nose. They are not trying to create complexity here, just bring us what the grapes have to offer with minimal manipulation, and I kind of like that. We have medium dark color. Black cherry, blueberry and blackberry fruit. Little or no oak influence. Not particularly tannic. Medium bodied without the usual dose of Italian acid character. There is some spicy minerality on the finish.
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