Willie Carter

8.9

Medium purple with light garnet flourishes in the glass. At five years, this is already a bit austere and unflinching. And that’s a compliment. Fresh violets, green pepper, Kools, and dried cherries on the nose. This is probably the most intense easy drinking wine I’ve ever had. Everything here is just spot on and correct. Wonderful balance despite the intensity of the fruit. Full bodied with medium acidity, this is a glorious combination of rustic excellence and Italian sophistication. On the palate, there’s plenty of exquisite forest floor goodness, earl grey tea, and soft red fruits dance. This is an alluring and outstanding Aglianico from Avellino. Drinks way above the price point. — 12 days ago

Austin Hohnke

9.0

Great structure that benefits from air. Loads of citrus, white peach, and almond skin. Somewhat Chablis-esque but with that telling hint of Italian nuttiness. Went great with a chicken curry. — 15 days ago

Sander Schaap

9.2

Ontwikkeld, maar nog vol gestoofd, zwoel fruit. Indrukwekkende wijn voor de leeftijd. — 21 days ago

Chris MacLean

9.0

No butter on the 2018 @Andrew Mecoli , and pretty easy to order online still. — 4 days ago

with Sarah

Byron Hewett

9.3

Excellent wine. Firm tannins, but the fruit was lovely. Complex. Savory. Will age for decades. — 20 days ago

Mendim Gecaj

8.9

Great balance! Ripe cherries and dark plum, floral, tobacco and spice notes.

— 6 days ago

Kapyrick Wine

9.0

V15. Pretty good. Olive nose. Light bodied. Juicy,cherry and black cherry fruit. Dry, tight, slightly tannic, earthy finish — 14 days ago

Ben Christen

9.3

This was great. Sour beer white wine. Yum. HelensXMAR selection — 5 days ago

with Ellen

Stuart Pollack

9.7

Perfect wine with steak. Aged just the right amount. Powerful Aglianico tasting of balsamic vinegar , licorice, and leather. A very long finish. Dark red fruit to start. A great Taurasi. Strong licorice-tinged nose. Likely not ready to drink before now. Rare find worth drinking, especially for only $65. Underrated here since the prior ratings were likely done too early after the vintage. As is typical of Taurasi, it requires 1 hour decanting and 14 years of aging. — 8 days ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.1

Great bottle of Taurasi, made naturally 🧨 — 16 days ago