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Mastroberardino, Taurasi Radici Riserva, 2015

Red Wine from Other Italy, Italy
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If you want to know what Taurasi is meant to be, go to the house that kept it alive. Mastroberardino is the appellation's historic reference point, and the Radici Riserva is its flagship. The wine comes from a single vineyard at the top of the family's Montemarano estate, in the southernmost part of the Taurasi DOCG: stony, chalky clay facing south-east, on an estate that climbs from 500 to 650 meters. Up there, warm days and cold nights slow ripening so much that the Aglianico is usually not picked until November. That late harvest gives the wine fine tannins, firm acidity and a long life. Until the 1990s the Mastroberardinos were almost alone in Irpinia in defending its native grapes, and much of the region's standing today is Antonio Mastroberardino's doing. The 2015 now has a decade behind it, and it's a serious, structured southern Italian red for anyone who loves Barolo and wants to see what Aglianico can do.

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Antonio Galloni

96 points

"The 2015 Taurasi Riserva Radici is elegance personified, captivating with a deeply seductive bouquet that blends black cherries, rose petals and cloves with hints of underbrush, smoky minerals and crushed ashen stone. With each tilt of the glass, it seems to grow in both volume and depth. It unleashes waves of silken textures across the palate, carrying notes of savory cherry sauce, balsam herbs and dark, dark chocolate complicated by earth tones, as red inner florals amass toward the close. While youthfully structured, the 2015 Riserva is almost impossible to put down, mixing sweet tannins with hints of tobacco and dark fruits that seem to last for up to a minute. Bury this in the cellar and reap the rewards, as this balanced beauty is a long-distance runner. The Riserva is refined for thirty months in a combination of 60% forty-eight-hectoliter casks and 40% used barriques." —Eric Guido

Decanter

94 points

"First produced in 1986, Radici Taurasi is sourced from the upper part of the Montemarano vineyard at around 550 metres. A long maceration on the skins is followed by maturation for around 30 months in Slavonian oak barrels and French oak barriques, then a further 40+ months in bottle. More focused, concentrated and intense than Stilema Taurasi 2015, it has a powerful structure for ageing. Bloody and juicy, it reveals concentrated red and black berries on a grippy palate."

Wine Spectator

94 points

"A tightly knit and concentrated red, with firm yet creamy tannins supporting a layered range of creamed black cherry, raspberry coulis and chocolate pudding, plus details of iron and graphite, spice box and tobacco. Fresh and supple on the palate, with fine-grained tannins framing the finish."

More about Mastroberardino

Founded in 1878, Mastroberardino is Taurasi's historic reference point. Brothers Antonio and Walter refused to abandon Aglianico after WWII when everyone else was planting bulk varieties. Their Radici bottling essentially started the red-wine revolution of southern Italy. This is heritage that means something.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Aglianico

  • Vintage

    2015

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Traditional

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Slow-cooked Neapolitan beef ragù over ziti; braised lamb shoulder or roast leg of lamb; wild boar or venison stew; porcini risotto or pasta with shaved truffle; aged pecorino and Caciocavallo with salumi.

Tasting Profile

Expect the classic Taurasi profile: dark cherry, plum and black fruit with savoury notes of leather, tobacco, earth, spice and a hint of tar. Full-bodied but taut, it typically has firm, fine-grained tannins and lively acidity from late-picked, high-altitude fruit, finishing long and savoury. Think of a darker, earthier cousin to Barolo, built for long ageing.

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