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Salvatore Molettieri, Irpinia Aglianico 'Cinque Querce', 2021

Red Wine from Campania, Italy
by Salvatore Molettieri
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"Five Oaks"—named for the trees growing beside this vineyard in Montemarano, Avellino. Salvatore Molettieri founded his winery in 1983 after four generations of family grape-growing. Won first place at Montemarano Wine Festival four consecutive years (1985-1988). 13 hectares at 500-550 meters on clayey-limestone soil with volcanic lapilli. Four sons now help: Giovanni, the eldest, serves as enologist and agronomist. This Irpinia Aglianico is their "baby Taurasi"—24 months in barriques and large oak.

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Antonio Galloni

92 points

"The 2021 Irpinia Aglianico Cinque Querce is deeply alluring with an almost feral bouquet of ash, embers, animal musk and mentholated herbs. It’s silken in feel and decidedly savory with citrus-tinged blackberry fruit and saline mineral tones. The long and structured finish leaves a pleasant chewiness and hints of blood orange to fade slowly. While labeled as an Irpinia Aglianico, the 2021 performs like a baby Taurasi. This shouldn’t be missed." —Eric Guido

More about Salvatore Molettieri

Salvatore Molettieri founded his Taurasi winery in 1983 and turned it into the reference point for Aglianico. His four sons joined him, making these powerful, elegant wines from the Cinque Querce vineyard. The intro Taurasi spends four years in large oak casks and French barriques. Reserve expressions go longer. This is southern Italian viticulture treated with absolute seriousness—tannic, minerally, age-worthy Aglianico at its best.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Aglianico

  • Vintage

    2021

  • Size

    750ml

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Full Bodied , Light Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

What Skurnik Wines has to say about this wine:

100% AglianicoAverage age of the vines: 10 yearsCalcareous clay soils at 450-480m above sea levelMaceration on the skins 10-12 days in temperature-controlled steel tanksAged for 24 months in a combination of second-use barriques, tonneaux, and oak barrelsFinished in the bottle for six months before releaseApproximately 2700 cases produced annually

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Braised lamb shank, beef ragu, smoked prosciutto, mushroom pasta, roasted eggplant

Tasting Profile

Full-bodied red with dark cherry, plum, and peppery spice; firm tannins frame good acidity with an earthy, mineral finish and herbal complexity.