Complexity is the key in this Aglianico-Merlot blend. A hefty richness from the Aglianico combines with a velvety softness from the Merlot, which also supports the midpalate. Flavors of fresh blackberries executed in a modern style couple with dried spices and smoke. Editors’ Choice.
— C.S.
(5/1/2002)
This is a fascinating wine that represents the first bottling of a newly discovered grape called Sirica (only 690 bottles have been produced). Genetic research shows that the grape shares characteristic with Syrah but that its lineage extends deep into ancient times. The wine is simply delicious with soft layers of chocolate, cherry and spice and balanced firmness…
— M.L.
(6/1/2011)
This vineyard-designate Taurasi Riserva is probably one of the biggest, boldest wines produced in Italy. It opens with an inky black color and intense aromas of black fruit, toast, spice, espresso bean and bitter black chocolate. The jackhammer tannins are steady and firm, and there’s a long tail of prune and black fruit on the finish.
— M.L.
(6/1/2012)
This special wine is aged for 18 months in oak and shows a massively long and intense finish, with evolving notes of black fruit, ash, prune, spice, leather and bitter black chocolate. It showcases the hard work achieved by Feudi di San Gregorio over the years. This should age for 10 years or more.
— M.L.
(2/1/2013)
Lead pencil, graphite, campfire, black mineral, blackberry, prunes and plums shape a first-class vintage of this famous Taurasi Riserva. The wine is dense and thick in concentration and offers excellent length and quality of tannins. Keep this wine in your cellar until 2010.
— M.L.
(10/1/2008)
A blockbuster wine: big, bold and opulent on every front, you’ll be seduced and subdued by its concentrated and immediate aromas of black berry fruit, pencil lead, licorice, chocolate fudge and the pretty ashen nuances. It’s a masculine and multi-layered wine with expertly extracted flavors. This is a hearty wine that will cellar for many more years.
— M.L.
(8/1/2007)
The legend behind Pàtrimo is that the folks at Feudi di San Gregorio had misidentified the grape variety planted in their historic vineyard until it was finally confirmed to be Merlot. Very few vineyards with international varieties exist in this part of the world. This is a beautifully elegant but large expression with precise aromas of blackberry, spice…
— M.L.
(6/1/2011)
Serpico is a bold, larger-than-life wine, with beautiful aromatic intensity and notes of black fruit, espresso and crushed granite. Some 18 months of oak aging adds elements of dark spice and smoke; and the wine shows firm tannins and a long, polished mouthfeel. It’s very elegant and should withstand many more years of cellar aging.
— M.L.
(6/1/2012)