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Ocone 2008 Calidonio Red (Taburno)
- $42
Calidonio is a fascinating and deeply layered wine that is remarkable off the bat thanks to its unique personality and compelling aromatic profile. Piedirosso (85%) is fermented in oak with 15% Aglianico to create tones of black fruit, spicy smoked meat, resin and black licorice. It is smooth and very soft on the close.
— M.L.
(6/1/2011)
Ocone 2006 Anastasi Aglianico (Aglianico del Taburno)
- $50
From limestone and clay soils, this elegant Aglianico opens with a smooth and silky feel backed by power. Aromas of dark fruit, licorice and spice would match leg of lamb or pork roast.
— M.L.
(6/1/2011)
Ocone 2004 Diomede Aglianico (Aglianico del Taburno)
- $35
Diomede is a plusher, chewier expression of Aglianico with background notes of vanilla and sweet spice that peek between dominant aromas of blackberry and cassis. Like other expressions of this tannic grape, what distinguishes this wine is its firm structure that should be paired to fatty meat or succulent steak.
— M.L.
(6/1/2011)
Ocone 2009 Vigna del Monaco Falanghina (Taburno)
- $22
This single cru, oak-fermented Falanghina opens with a saturated golden color and concentrated aromas of pineapple, exotic fruit, mango, toasted almond and yellow rose. It shows creamy richness in the mouth and an elaborate style that is rare for this easygoing white grape.
— M.L.
(6/1/2011)
Ocone 2009 Oca Bianca Fiano (Beneventano)
- $22
Oca Bianca is a Fiano-based wine (with 15% other varieties mixed into the blend) that offers a beautiful bouquet of peach, white flower and Golden Delicious apple. Despite the aromatic abundance, the wine is thinner and crisper on the finish.
— M.L.
(6/1/2011)
Ocone 2006 Vigna Pezza La Corte Aglianico (Aglianico del Taburno)
- $24
Made with organically farmed Aglianico grapes, this single-vineyard expression spends nine months in oak to shape a dark, austere and smoky wine. It’s not terribly complex or layered, but it does offer upfront blackberry and spice aromas over firm texture.
— M.L.
(6/1/2011)
Ocone 2003 Piedirosso (Taburno)
- Best Buy
- $12
The prime red fruit here jolts your palate to attention. Even so, it’s sweet and ripe at its center. The mouth deals light but fresh strawberry and cherry, while the minerally finish is sound. A tad bit jumpy and acidic, but still a real wine for real people.
— M.S.
(2/1/2005)
Ocone 2003 Vigna Pezza La Corte Aglianico (Aglianico del Taburno)
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Candied fruit, cherries, blueberries and Christmas spice set the tone of this informal but pleasing red wine. It delivers thick tones of black fruit, mineral and a blast of power and intensity on the finish.
— M.L.
(3/1/2009)
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