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1997 Mastroberardino Radici Riserva
- Taurasi DOCG, Italy
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- Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 178 / 750ml
- Red - Savory and Classic
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Sourced from the only Montemarano estate. Style: Aged 30 months in barrel and 42 months in bottle. Depending on the vintage this wine is labeled as 'Radidi' or 'Taurasi Riserva'.
Vineyard notes: "The upper part of the Montemarano vineyard with a south-east exposure and a clayey-limestone soil with a strong presence of skeleton. The altitude is approximately 550 m above sea level, the training system is espalier with spurred cordon pruning with a planting density of 3,500 plants/ha and a yield of approximately 45 q/ha and approximately 1.3 kg/vine."
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Highlights
- From Taurasi, Italy
- Avg. Price (ex-tax) $ 178 / 750ml
- Red Wine – Savory and Classic
- Aglianico
- Pairs well with Lamb
Winery
Mastroberardino is an Italian wine producer known for championing the local varieties of Campania, and for its part in several of its sub-regions gaining DOCG status. It is most famous for its Aglianico-based wines made under t...
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- Region or Appellation
- Producer Notes
- Radici, produced for the first time in 1986, is the result of long and careful research regarding exposure, chemical-physical composition and position of the soil. The greater strength, the dense structure, the aromatic finesse represent the most evident characteristics of this prestigious interpreter of Irpinian viticulture.
- Drinking Window
- 2010-2030
- Alcohol ABV
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13.5 - 14%
- Sweetness
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Dry
- Blend
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100% Aglianico
- Maturation
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Oaked
- Oak Type
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French, Slavonian
- Harvest date
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1 November - 10 November
- Closure Type
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Cork
- Vineyard Notes
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The upper part of the Montemarano vineyard with a south-east exposure and a clayey-limestone soil with a strong presence of skeleton. The altitude is approximately 550 m above sea level, the training system is espalier with spurred cordon pruning with a planting density of 3,500 plants/ha and a yield of approximately 45 q/ha and approximately 1.3 kg/vine.
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- Harvest Notes
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First ten days of November, manual harvest.
- Ageing
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Aging in French oak barriques and Slavonian oak barrels for a period of approximately 30 months and at least 40 months of aging in the bottle.
About the Wine
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Risotto al Valpolicella Main Course
- Red wine risotto
- Contains: rice
- Italian
- Longhorn wing rib Main Course
- Lean and intense
- Western
- Hare saddle Main Course
- With civet sauce
- French
- Pappardelle con anatra Main Course
- Wide pasta ribbons with duck
- Italian
User Ratings
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The 1997 vintage was not a good year for French juggernaut, dry Bordeaux but it was a sweet success for its little sister, Sauternes. Burgundy, the Rhône Valley, Champagne and Alsace were good but not great but the Loire Valley enjoyed an excellent year.
However, the real star of the vintage was Italy with both Piedmont and ...
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