2012 Taurasi Feudi di San Gregorio

The 2012 Taurasi is a wine of impressive intensity and balance. This vintage offers a very interesting interpretation of Aglianico with warm tones of ripe fruit and blackberry marmalade backed by firm, velvety tannins and balanced freshness. The bouquet is direct and immediate with cherry liqueur, chocolate, spice and cola. Fruit is harvested up to 500 meters above sea level with southeast exposures. The well-draining soils are rich with pumice deposits. Feudi di San Gregorio ages its Taurasi in oak for 18 months.

Dark red with a pale rim. Flint and red cherries with hints of tar and underbrush on the refined nose. Youthfully chewy in the mouth, offering curious hints of orange peel and camphor complementing the dark red and blue berry flavors. Smooth and long, but a touch of alcoholic heat emerges on the back end. Still, I'd say this is an outstanding Taurasi.