Mastroberardino
Radici Taurasi Aglianico
Taurasi, Avellino, Campania, Italy
A rich and darkly inviting blend of plum sauce, clove, cocoa and camphor makes the 2016 Taurasi Riserva Radici impossible to ignore. This is pure class, pliant and enveloping on the palate, with silken waves of ripe red and black fruit guided by brisk acidity. Citrus and inner herbal tones add tremendous depth. The 2016’s regal tannins come forward through the close, framing the experience with youthful poise without slowing its momentum, leaving chalky mineral tones and nuances of nectarine to linger. The balance here is something to behold. Bury this beauty deep in the cellar. (Eric Guido, Vinous, June 2023)
A rich and darkly inviting blend of plum sauce, clove, cocoa and camphor makes the 2016 Taurasi Riserva Radici impossible to ignore. This is pure class, pliant and enveloping on the palate, with silken waves of ripe red and black fruit guided by brisk acidity. Citrus and inner herbal tones add tremendous depth. The 2016’s regal tannins come forward through the close, framing the experience with youthful poise without slowing its momentum, leaving chalky mineral tones and nuances of nectarine to linger. The balance here is something to behold. Bury this beauty deep in the cellar. (Eric Guido, Vinous, June 2023)
Jun 15th, 2023
A highly characteristic nose of sweaty salty tart small dark berries (yes I need 5 adjectives :-), pinot-like red cherries, and some salty garden herbs; elegant and surprisingly light on the palate (13.5% alc) with fine tannins, but full of flavors and a long creamy finish. For me, aglianico is an odd but exciting grape.
A highly characteristic nose of sweaty salty tart small dark berries (yes I need 5 adjectives :-), pinot-like red cherries, and some salty garden herbs; elegant and surprisingly light on the palate (13.5% alc) with fine tannins, but full of flavors and a long creamy finish. For me, aglianico is an odd but exciting grape.
Oct 7th, 2022
2007 and still has some grippy tannins! Balanced acidity. Black cherry, spices, roasted herbs, dried lavender. V nice
2007 and still has some grippy tannins! Balanced acidity. Black cherry, spices, roasted herbs, dried lavender. V nice
Feb 4th, 2021
Established in the 1750s by winemaker Pietro di Mastro Berardino. Ruby with complex aromas of berry fruit, spice, floral and oak. On the palate rich fruit flavors of cherry and black raspberry with sweet spice, full oak and slight herb notes. Big grippy tannins, savory, lingering ending with a lot of oak but should soften with time. Very nice!
Established in the 1750s by winemaker Pietro di Mastro Berardino. Ruby with complex aromas of berry fruit, spice, floral and oak. On the palate rich fruit flavors of cherry and black raspberry with sweet spice, full oak and slight herb notes. Big grippy tannins, savory, lingering ending with a lot of oak but should soften with time. Very nice!
Jan 14th, 2019
Fig, toasted black currants, licorice, dried cranberry, sanguine, tobacco, orange peel, mushroom/soil, and thyme. Full body, gripping tannins and elevated acidity still after 8 years.
Fig, toasted black currants, licorice, dried cranberry, sanguine, tobacco, orange peel, mushroom/soil, and thyme. Full body, gripping tannins and elevated acidity still after 8 years.
Jun 29th, 2018
Stewed blackberries, leather, stone.
Stewed blackberries, leather, stone.
May 29th, 2018
Let the birthday celebrations begin!...lesson learned. Don’t let your bottles age...too long! Enjoy the moment! This ‘93 smells like Porto and tastes like...🤔 not my fav
Let the birthday celebrations begin!...lesson learned. Don’t let your bottles age...too long! Enjoy the moment! This ‘93 smells like Porto and tastes like...🤔 not my fav
May 13th, 2018
Nose: burnt tree bark, mulch/soil, black plum, cherry, cedar, mint, black pepper.
Taste: coffee, raisin, dates, prunes, black tea, bay leaf, tobacco, ripe fruit, medium plus tannins.
Nose: burnt tree bark, mulch/soil, black plum, cherry, cedar, mint, black pepper.
Taste: coffee, raisin, dates, prunes, black tea, bay leaf, tobacco, ripe fruit, medium plus tannins.
Vintage 2010 #aglianico 24 m woodripening Lots of character, stubborn and therefore beautiful
Vintage 2010 #aglianico 24 m woodripening Lots of character, stubborn and therefore beautiful
Feb 20th, 2018
Very rich mushrooms, earth, dark berries and a very smooth even finish
Very rich mushrooms, earth, dark berries and a very smooth even finish
Nov 28th, 2017