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Aglianico. Help me! (Fontanavecchia)
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Levi Dalton
Levi Dalton
originally posted by Cliff:
originally posted by Levi Dalton:
I actually don't think it is difficult to buy young vintages. There are many to be had with relative ease. I stock quite a few. The problems arise when you want to find older vintages, or when you are concerned about spoof and try to find the lack thereof. Then the options dwindle.
Sorry if this has been covered before, but can you give me a quick list of current estates, for the spoof-averse?
Thanks in advance,
Cliff
Lonardo and Terredora di Paolo would be where I would point you. Especially something like TDP's '01 normale Taurasi. You might also consider the Pallagrello Nero and Casavecchia of Vestini Campagnano.
Joel Stewart
Joel Stewart
originally posted by Levi Dalton:
originally posted by Joel Stewart:
originally posted by Levi Dalton:
originally posted by Cole Kendall:
The Italian thread I mention talks up not only the 68 Riserva del Mastro but also the 28, 34, 58, 61, 73, 77...
I could see it if they had never been moved from the cellar at Mastro, or some such. I haven't had that kind of opportunity.
sounds like some vintages have broad drinking windows. any thoughts about the '98?
I checked in with the 1998 Mastroberardino "Radici Riserva" Taurasi last evening. A touch more open and a touch more plump with red fruit than the '99. The finish of the '98 was a touch strange. Perhaps that will even out with time. I found it to be a bit of a gawky teenager, but still approachable nonetheless.
i found the '98 quite approachable a few weeks ago, with the red fruit you mention, and it had a lengthy decent finish (though still youngish tannins but nothing harshly so). unfortunately, the occasion had too many people and too many wines open to really focus on it as much as i would have liked...a couple of small pours and it was gone. with the caveat of the minimal tastes (and distractions) i found it to be a tad underwhelming, in the sense that it was obviously a decent, well made wine, but not showing anything really remarkable beyond that.
who knows...given a different setting and a nice food pairing, and the time and quiet to enjoy a whole bottle, my impressions could have been different. maybe it also needs time, as you suggest, to get to the next stage of maturity. anyway, i still have one more, and will save it for a time when i can enjoy it on it's own...