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2007 Mastroberardino Taurasi Radici Riserva

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December 3, 2023 - $71

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RATINGS

95Vinous / IWC

Brooding aromas of superripe red cherry, raspberry liqueur and orange peel, with a refreshing violet topnote. Smooth, rich and juicy, boasting refined flavors of red fruits, sweet spices and licorice. Finishes multilayered, complex and very long.

94Wine Spectator

A lovely, harmonious red, layering supple tannins and a pure beam of sweet black cherry fruit with rich, loamy earth, mocha, melted licorice, leather and smoky grilled beef flavors. Well-structured but accessible, showing balance and grace, with a mouthwatering finish.

17.5Jancis Robinson

Black tea leaves and tar and very ripe spicy fruit. Rich and open-knit palate of ripe fruit...

REGION

Italy, Campania, Taurasi

Campania is on the southeastern coast of Italy, and the city of Naples is its commercial and cultural capital. Wine has always been produced in this hard-scrabble region, though the quality of those wines has traditionally not matched the wine quality elsewhere in Italy. Rich volcanic soils mean that the region easily grows everything from citrus and artichokes to nuts, and growing wine grapes has not been a priority historically. However in the last couple of decades forward-thinking producers and vineyard owners have focused on improving both their wines and Campania’s winemaking reputation, and the results are noteworthy. Campania was awarded its first DOCG appellation in 1991. It is the Taurasi DOCG, which grows primarily Aglianico, a native grape that can produce big, concentrated, complex red wines with layers of earthy flavors. There are 101,000 acres of vineyards in Campania, making it Italy’s ninth largest wine producing region, though only 2.8% of those vineyards are in DOC appellations. Nevertheless several excellent large producers and numerous boutique producers are now crafting well-reviewed red and white wines, all mostly from indigenous grapes. Besides Aglianico, the other most frequently planted red wine grapes are Coda de Volpe and Pedirosso. White grapes planted are Falanghina, Fiano and Greco. There are 18 DOCs in Campania.