2015 Lunarossa Borgomastro Colli di Salerno IGT, Italy, Campagna, Wine Review

This is 100% Aglianico from Campagna in Italy. This is a grape that can be made for ageing and this bottling is the wineries top choice for having a long life. At age 9, it is showing some age but seems like it has a lot left to offer. Purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose is nice with black cherries, smoked fruits, spice, coffee beans and minerality. Medium to full bodied. Medium tannins. Good acidity especially for such a ripe wine. On the palate, this has a deep, layered complexity. Flavors of black cherries, some boysenberries with minerality and char. Long finish. This is nice on its own but better with food. This would work very well with a smoked brisket off the grill. Drink over the next ten years.

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2015

Aglianico del Vulture: The Basilicata Region Produces One of the Great Undiscovered Wines of Italy

All the way down at the southern end of Italy, in the arch of the boot, is the region of Basilicata. It is sparsely populated with sturdy peoples of very old traditions. The people who reside there often call their region by the ancient Roman name of Lucanta. The wine making and drinking traditions there predate Rome. One of the oldest and best wines made there is from the Aglianico grape. It is called Aglianico del Vulture. In fact, it is one of the great-undiscovered wines of Italy. This is most likely due to the isolated position of Basilicata and lack of tourism.

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Taurasi: A Campania Red Wine Worth Acquiring

In the region of Campania (see related article on Lacryma Christi ) there is red wine that is worth knowing about and which merits acquisition. This wine, named Taurasi, is made from the Aglianico grape, the same grape discussed in the article on Aglianico del Vulture from Basilicata. Indeed, the Aglianico grape is utilized over much of southern Italy. For reasons which will be explained below, the Aglainicos from Campania are some of the best made anywhere.

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2012 Lunarossa Borgomastro Colli di Salerno IGT, Italy

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2012

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B+

This is a wine from Campania in south/central Italy. It is made 100% from Aglianico grapes. Deep purple in color, opaque and bright. There is a lot of Brettanomyces yeast on the nose giving it a heavy barnyard scent. This will often be different in different bottles, but given the level in the bottle I had, it will be problematic for some. I am relatively tolerant of the scent but it made it difficult to get anything else on the nose. Luckily, it was a bit cleaner on the palate. Black cherry fruit of an earthiness. Nice texture. Good acidity. Moderate finish. This will work bette

2002 Salvatore Molettieri Taurasi Cinque Querce, Italy, Campagna, Wine Review

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2002

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$34.00USD

Made from the Aglianico grape. Deep ruby in color, mostly clear and bright. The nose is nice. Showing some age with cherries, sour cherries, tobacco and just a bit of milk chocolate. Medium bodied. Light to medium tannins. Great acidity. On the palate fresh and dried cherries, slight forest floor and a bit of smoked herbs. Complex. It unwinds nicely in the glass. Long finish. Pretty much at peak or perhaps just past. Very nice on its own.

2009 Case d'AltoTaurasi Docg Riserva, Italy, Campagna, Wine Review

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2009

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$80.00USD

This is a serious wine and in a great place right now. By law, Taurasi Riserva's must be aged in wood for four years prior to release. They are made from the Aglianico grape. Purple in color, ruby at the rim, mostly opaque and bright. The nose has plums, char, pine and spice. Firm tannins. Lush texture. This is delicious. On the palate, black raspberry fruit. Deep. Long finish. It seems to be getting close to peak but not there yet. This should improve a bit over the next five to ten years, and will drink well for fifteen to twenty after that. No harm drinking today, but give it

2015 Lunarossa Borgomastro Colli di Salerno IGT, Italy, Campagna, Wine Review

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