Luigi Tecce
Riserva Puro Sangue Taurasi Aglianico
Taurasi, Avellino, Campania, Italy
Tannins on day 2 are still holding on nicely.
Tannins on day 2 are still holding on nicely.
Mar 13th, 2022
The 2015 Taurasi Riserva Puro Sangue bursts from the glass with masses of crushed stone, ashen earth, citrus-tinged blackberries and animal musk. There are depths of silky textures nicely contrasted by vibrant acidity, as ripe plums, minerals, hints of tangerine and inner herbal tones resonate throughout. Its structure comes forward through the finale, yet there’s so much primary concentration and mouth-watering tension that it hardly slows the momentum, as notes of tobacco, cocoa and inner rose tones seem to last for nearly a minute. Luigi Tecce knocked it out of the park with the 2015 Puro Sangue. Readers are going to find it hard to wait long enough to watch these fully mature; but trust me, it will be worth waiting for.(Eric Guido, Vinous, January 2022)
The 2015 Taurasi Riserva Puro Sangue bursts from the glass with masses of crushed stone, ashen earth, citrus-tinged blackberries and animal musk. There are depths of silky textures nicely contrasted by vibrant acidity, as ripe plums, minerals, hints of tangerine and inner herbal tones resonate throughout. Its structure comes forward through the finale, yet there’s so much primary concentration and mouth-watering tension that it hardly slows the momentum, as notes of tobacco, cocoa and inner rose tones seem to last for nearly a minute. Luigi Tecce knocked it out of the park with the 2015 Puro Sangue. Readers are going to find it hard to wait long enough to watch these fully mature; but trust me, it will be worth waiting for.(Eric Guido, Vinous, January 2022)
Tannic, herbal, gushing dark berries. Dark, dark, dark. Tecce, one of the kings of Aglianico.
Tannic, herbal, gushing dark berries. Dark, dark, dark. Tecce, one of the kings of Aglianico.
Aug 26th, 2024Crisp, well balanced, full bodied tannins and acidity. Robust fruit that matches with red meat or any full flavored main dish.
Crisp, well balanced, full bodied tannins and acidity. Robust fruit that matches with red meat or any full flavored main dish.
Nov 21st, 2022Wow. This may be the best wine I’ve discovered in the last 6 months! @Delectable Wine I should never have doubted you :)
Wow. This may be the best wine I’ve discovered in the last 6 months! @Delectable Wine I should never have doubted you :)
Feb 22nd, 2022
This was a wine that needed a 24 hour decant for the VA to blow off. Unfortunately we had to leave so couldn’t fully evaluate it. It was better the next morning, but clearly didn’t show its best.
This was a wine that needed a 24 hour decant for the VA to blow off. Unfortunately we had to leave so couldn’t fully evaluate it. It was better the next morning, but clearly didn’t show its best.
May 1st, 2022