Di Meo
Taurasi Riserva Aglianico
Campania, Italy
I opened and double decanted this more out of curiosity than a desire to have it accompany our braised lamb shanks. I had a bottle of it back around 2013 or 2014 and it was about as impenetrably tannic as a wine could be. Undrinkable at that time. So I kept the other bottle in the cellar and forgot about it. At age 20, it’s actually pretty good, and I think it would appeal especially to those (looking at you @Doug Powers ) who appreciate aged wine. My brother Angelo’s notes from a bottle a few months ago nail it. Rich nose, full of interesting tertiary scents. There’s still some fruit though. Piercing acids. And the tannins still there but has softened considerably. It’s not my jam, pleasure-wise, but it’s quite interesting and I have to give this credit for aging quite nicely.
I opened and double decanted this more out of curiosity than a desire to have it accompany our braised lamb shanks. I had a bottle of it back around 2013 or 2014 and it was about as impenetrably tannic as a wine could be. Undrinkable at that time. So I kept the other bottle in the cellar and forgot about it. At age 20, it’s actually pretty good, and I think it would appeal especially to those (looking at you @Doug Powers ) who appreciate aged wine. My brother Angelo’s notes from a bottle a few months ago nail it. Rich nose, full of interesting tertiary scents. There’s still some fruit though. Piercing acids. And the tannins still there but has softened considerably. It’s not my jam, pleasure-wise, but it’s quite interesting and I have to give this credit for aging quite nicely.
Mar 8th, 2026
Rich, leather, mohagany, pepper, spice, iodine, and black fruit, prunes. This is really hittin’ for me. I think I tried it 10 years ago and it was a tannin- bomb (Christmas tree wine)…tannins are still there, but more fine and dusty. This could age a bit longer.
Rich, leather, mohagany, pepper, spice, iodine, and black fruit, prunes. This is really hittin’ for me. I think I tried it 10 years ago and it was a tannin- bomb (Christmas tree wine)…tannins are still there, but more fine and dusty. This could age a bit longer.
Oct 6th, 2025Seen better days. Dark fruit and…. flat.
Seen better days. Dark fruit and…. flat.
Mar 20th, 2023
Thick. Still very tannic. Some barnyard odors. A strong wine even at more than 10 years.
Thick. Still very tannic. Some barnyard odors. A strong wine even at more than 10 years.
Jan 13th, 2018WTSO $19.99. Good by itself, long finish , dry
WTSO $19.99. Good by itself, long finish , dry
Dec 1st, 2014
Scallops and taurisi. Finished with hoyo de Monterrey double corona.
Scallops and taurisi. Finished with hoyo de Monterrey double corona.
May 10th, 2014
