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1999-2000 Galardi Terra di Lavoro, 12-bottle Vertical

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1999 Galardi Terra di Lavoro

750ml

RATINGS

97Stephen Tanzer

Ample aromas of blackberry, black plums, truffle, cepe, volcanic rock and damp earth. Superbly rich and concentrated, without the slightest hardness. At once firm and silky in texture, with highly complex, mouthcoating flavors...

96Robert M. Parker Jr.

...only 200+ cases... ...sweet tannin as well as an extraordinary earthy, graphite character... ...opaque black/purple... ...bouquet offers up scents of concentrated black cherries as well as blackberries... ...harmonious...

91Wine Spectator

An outstanding wine, but it has to be decanted; its intense tar, asphalt character turns to ripe and wonderful fruit with air. Full-bodied, soft and rich, with loads of fruit and round tannins.

PRODUCER

Galardi

Galardi is a 25-acre estate in the Campania region of southern Italy. Founded by a quartet of cousins in 1991, it has already achieved cult status for its highly individualistic and complex wine, which is a blend of 80% Aglianico and 20% Piedirosso. The wine’s distinctive character comes partly from the volcanic soil of its hilltop vineyards. Called Terra di Lavoro, or “land of work,” the wine routinely wins the highest rating of 3 glasses from Gambero Rosso, Italy’s leading wine journal. Robert M. Parker Jr. has called past vintages “absolutely amazing” and “profoundly complex.” About 25,000 bottles are produced annually.

REGION

Italy, Campania

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.

TYPE

Red Wine, Proprietary Red, I.G.T.

VINTAGE

1999 Galardi Terra di Lavoro

Show bottle information icon6 bottles Per Lot
Front Item Photo

2000 Galardi Terra di Lavoro

750ml

RATINGS

97Stephen Tanzer

Ample aromas of blackberry, black plums, truffle, cepe, volcanic rock and damp earth. Superbly rich and concentrated, without the slightest hardness. At once firm and silky in texture, with highly complex, mouthcoating flavors...

96Robert M. Parker Jr.

...only 200+ cases... ...sweet tannin as well as an extraordinary earthy, graphite character... ...opaque black/purple... ...bouquet offers up scents of concentrated black cherries as well as blackberries... ...harmonious...

91Wine Spectator

An outstanding wine, but it has to be decanted; its intense tar, asphalt character turns to ripe and wonderful fruit with air. Full-bodied, soft and rich, with loads of fruit and round tannins.

PRODUCER

Galardi

Galardi is a 25-acre estate in the Campania region of southern Italy. Founded by a quartet of cousins in 1991, it has already achieved cult status for its highly individualistic and complex wine, which is a blend of 80% Aglianico and 20% Piedirosso. The wine’s distinctive character comes partly from the volcanic soil of its hilltop vineyards. Called Terra di Lavoro, or “land of work,” the wine routinely wins the highest rating of 3 glasses from Gambero Rosso, Italy’s leading wine journal. Robert M. Parker Jr. has called past vintages “absolutely amazing” and “profoundly complex.” About 25,000 bottles are produced annually.

REGION

Italy, Campania

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.

TYPE

Red Wine, Proprietary Red, I.G.T.

VINTAGE

2000 Galardi Terra di Lavoro

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