Richard Neidich wrote:
> Had fantastic wine this week. Never have had a Taurasi before.
> I guess this is Italian wine from Campania region? Unusual grape and
> flavor. very rustic but very nice.
In Italy, Taurasi is sometimes called "the Barolo of the south" for it's
ageworthiness and structure, and maybe also because it has a cellar time of
4 years as Barolo (don't recall Taurasi riserva celler-time now) before
being worthy of the name Taurasi. It's based on Aglianico grapes, a vine
that has amassed on the southern-central part of Italy, manily Campania
(Taurasi, Aglianico dell'Irpinia, Aglianico del taburno) and then Basilicata
(Aglianico del Vulture) and some more in the nearby regions.
> I guess there is more to life than your typical grapes.
Aglianico is very typical, it's presence in Italy dates to the times of
>magna grecia, and it's name has been interpreted in many ways, one is that
it origins from the word "ellenico", which would indicates it's origin in
Greece (Hellas, Ellade).
> Really nice stuff. Anyone here have experience with Taurasi Reservas
> and can you suggest other producers. This is the only one I have
> tried.
Mastroberardino has some quality bottles, alas not in the low range, theyr
Radici is one of the best Taurasi arund. Many good quality Aglianico can
also be taken into account: the relation between Aglianico and Taurasi is
the same which occurs between Nebbiolo and Barolo, sure the better bottles
are Barolo/Taurasi and not Nebbiolo/Aglianico, but sometimes the lesser
brothers have swhon interesting Q/P ratios.
--
Vilco
Think pink, drink rose'
