Azienda Agricola Cosimo Taurino
Riserva Salice Salentino Rosso Malvasia Nera Negroamaro
Salice Salentino, Brindisi - Lecce, Puglia, Italy
Green (pronounced pyrazene) and black pepper, savory herbs: rosemary and thyme. Eucalyptus and anise. Cured meat, leather, and tar. Clay and truffles. Tart red cherries. Medium minus concentration, darker garnet. Elevated acidity and tannin, full body. Great with fatty grilled lamb and ribs!
Green (pronounced pyrazene) and black pepper, savory herbs: rosemary and thyme. Eucalyptus and anise. Cured meat, leather, and tar. Clay and truffles. Tart red cherries. Medium minus concentration, darker garnet. Elevated acidity and tannin, full body. Great with fatty grilled lamb and ribs!
3 people found it helpfulMar 9th, 2018
Happy Friday folks. Today’s quarantine juice from both grapes and place that are new to me. Gotta travel somehow... funky and herbal nose, leading to brambly berries and olive, dusty tannins. Nice early spring sundowner
Happy Friday folks. Today’s quarantine juice from both grapes and place that are new to me. Gotta travel somehow... funky and herbal nose, leading to brambly berries and olive, dusty tannins. Nice early spring sundowner
2 people found it helpfulMar 27th, 2020There once was life here, but that time is fading away. A slightly ruddy ruby in the glass with just a touch of bricking. The nose on this is still intact, though the fruit is fading fast. Very savory with dried herbs, black pepper, and soil. I’m certainly no expert on Negromaro though I’ve had a few but I’ll hazard to say that this may have been a stunner even a couple of years ago. This is svelte and firm with medium acidity to compliment the dusty tannins. You do get the feeling that if only the trigger had been pulled a little earlier, you would be in for a real treat. On the palate, there’s smoke and grilled meat, along with leather and more herbs. But the fruit is just so tired and lifeless. The finish is a bit short with spice. What could have been.
There once was life here, but that time is fading away. A slightly ruddy ruby in the glass with just a touch of bricking. The nose on this is still intact, though the fruit is fading fast. Very savory with dried herbs, black pepper, and soil. I’m certainly no expert on Negromaro though I’ve had a few but I’ll hazard to say that this may have been a stunner even a couple of years ago. This is svelte and firm with medium acidity to compliment the dusty tannins. You do get the feeling that if only the trigger had been pulled a little earlier, you would be in for a real treat. On the palate, there’s smoke and grilled meat, along with leather and more herbs. But the fruit is just so tired and lifeless. The finish is a bit short with spice. What could have been.
1 person found it helpfulApr 9th, 2020
Tannic and a bit dry, firm and structured, a solid, medium-body red with good character. Not sure, this one may have been a tad overaged for Negroamaro at 11 years based on what I had read, but it was fine nonetheless.
Tannic and a bit dry, firm and structured, a solid, medium-body red with good character. Not sure, this one may have been a tad overaged for Negroamaro at 11 years based on what I had read, but it was fine nonetheless.
Apr 4th, 2021On the nose, crushed strawberry, dusty orange peel, saw dust, brandied cherry and portobello mushroom. Soft grippy tannin, medium bright acidity and a long finish. What a find. Decant for 30minutes 👌
On the nose, crushed strawberry, dusty orange peel, saw dust, brandied cherry and portobello mushroom. Soft grippy tannin, medium bright acidity and a long finish. What a find. Decant for 30minutes 👌
Mar 20th, 2021I love the herbiness here... When you find yourself googling if anyone local has the wine in stock before you even finish the bottle, you know you have yourself a winner. Worth seeking out!
I love the herbiness here... When you find yourself googling if anyone local has the wine in stock before you even finish the bottle, you know you have yourself a winner. Worth seeking out!
May 26th, 2020
Dark red fruits, leather, milder finish than you’d expect.
Dark red fruits, leather, milder finish than you’d expect.
Apr 29th, 2020
Cacao, black cherry, both fresh and dried. Really well integrated flavors from the amount of time in bottle but does not taste 10 years old. Fun wine but serious value outside of regular comfort zone
Cacao, black cherry, both fresh and dried. Really well integrated flavors from the amount of time in bottle but does not taste 10 years old. Fun wine but serious value outside of regular comfort zone
Mar 13th, 2020