What are the best Taurasi? A list with photos, descriptions and tastings of the best Taurasi recommended by Italy’s Finest Wines.
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- Top Taurasi
- Taurasi: The Terroir of Irpinia
- History and Disciplinary Taurasi
BEST TAURASI recommended by Jean Marco Palmieri
What are thebest Taurasi Wines?
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Grande Cerzito 2018 – Quintodecimo
Description:
Notes of cranberries and blood orange, violet and eucalyptus emerge on the nose, followed by cocoa powder and cinchona. On the palate it has a great balance between the phenolic component, acidity and alcohol, with a finish of great length and freshness with balsamic and fruity echoes.
Aged in new oak barrels for 18/24 months.
Quintodecimo’s Grande Cerzito is confirmed as one of the most interesting interpretations of Taurasi, thanks to its ability to combine organoleptic complexity, aging potential and drinkability.
Gulielmus 2017 – Tenute Capaldo
Description:
Fragrant tones of cherries and wild strawberries mix with delicate notes of violet, licorice root and autumnal spices. On the palate it is soft, with a measured and enveloping tannic texture and a finish of good persistence with references to the varietal character.
After fermentation in steel, the wine ages for 18/24 months in barrique and again in the bottle for over two years.
A wine with seductive aromas, enveloping on the palate and with an excellent aftertaste persistence in which the juiciness of the fruit is echoed.
Undoubtedly among the best Taurasi for its vertical character which places the emphasis more on balance and aromatic finesse than on power.
Taurasi 2018 – Cantine di Marzo
Description:
The nose spreads wide alternating intense floral scents and small red fruits embellished with sweet spices and cloves.
On the palate it is enveloping with tannins with a very smooth texture, supported by a good acid component that gives freshness and an exciting mineral sapidity. Obtained from vineyards located at an altitude of 450 meters in LuogosanoandMontemarano. Refines in French oak barriques for one year.
A Taurasi of great freshness and lively character, an excellent synthesis of freshness, sapidity and persistence.
Macchia Dei Goti Taurasi 2019 – Caggiano
Description :
Galvanizes the nose with hints of violet and crunchy cherry and to which medicinal herbs are added and a light, well-integrated boisé touch.
The sip is fresh and vibrant, supported by a discreet well-defined phenolic concentration and assisted by a pleasant mineral flavor that gives structure and length to the drink. It is left to mature in French oak barriques for a period ranging from 12 to 18 months.
Juicy wine of great territorial identity. Among the best expressions of Taurasi for harmony and acidity.
Taurasi Riserva Radici 2016 – Mastroberardino
Characteristics:
The aromatic framework spreads magnetic outlining itself between nuances of currant, violet and plum flanked by light woody tones, cocoa powder, graphite and sweet tobacco.
On the palate it is broad, elegantly powerful and smooth. Obtained from the highest area of the Montemarano vineyard with an altitude of about 550 m a.s.l. Refines 30 months in barriques and large oak barrels
The historic Taurasi cellar is confirmed among the excellences with a new vintage that skilfully combines structure, aromatic finesse and drinkability. Deservedly among the best.
Taurasi Riserva ‘Piano di Montevergine’ 2016 – Feudi di San Gregorio
Description :
The aromatic spectrum is interesting, making its way between black cherry, plum, tobacco and notes of cocoa powder and roasting.
Scattered and velvety tannins assisted by an interesting minerality. Refines 18-24 months in French oak barriques and 50 hl medium toasted barrels, 24 months in bottle
Fedi di San Gregorio offers one of the best Taurasi: great elegance, fragrance, riot of fruits and exciting sip. Excellent value for money.
Taurasi Vigna Cinque Querce 2016 – Salvatore Molettieri
Characteristics:
It opens with a broad and delicate olfactory bouquet: cherries in spirit and blackberry jam, carob, licorice root and goudron stand out.
On the palate it is warm, voluminous and with a very high phenolic concentration and extraordinary persistence. Obtained from vineyards at an altitude of 550 meters in the Montemarano area. Aged for about 48 months in barriques and large oak barrels.
Fully among the best Taurasi for its artisanal, classic and uncompromising character.
Taurasi 2008 – ‘I Favati’
Description:
It opens with notes of cherries, blackberries and blueberries, on a balsamic background embellished with hints of carob and cocoa beans.
The mouth is full, supported by energetic tannins well integrated with a thin savory blade that leaves the palate fresh and satisfied. Vinified with indigenous yeasts and bottled without stabilization or clarification.
An eloquent interpretation of the territory, I Favati’s Taurasi is a wine with an authentic and well-defined character, deservedly among the best Taurasi for power and persistence.
Taurasi Fren 2017 – Stefania Barbot
Description :
Riot of blueberries and ripe blackberry followed by undergrowth and smoked references and tar, tobacco, vanilla and cocoa powder. On the palate it is opulent and warm, with a well-defined tannin and well integrated with the acidity that gives freshness.
It ages in barriques and oak barrels for about 30 months, followed by three years of aging in the bottle.
A rich wine, which combines complexity and drinkability. Fully one of the best Taurasi for olfactory eloquence and length on the palate.
Taurasi Riserva Perillo 2011 – Michele Perillo
Description:
A riot of cherries, blackberries in jam, blueberries and macerated flowers fade into layered notes of undergrowth, cocoa beans, cardamom and graphite.
The sip is warm and densely envelops the palate, supported by powerful and compact tannins which are counterbalanced by a pleasant granular sapidity which gives breadth and structure to the palate. Deep, fruity and very long finish.
Michele Perillo is an undisputed point of reference for viticulture in Campania, capable of masterfully reconciling territoriality, tradition and evolution.
Deservedly among the best Taurasi wines for depth and persistence.
‘Santa Vara’ Taurasi Riserva 2015 – La Molara
Description :
It opens to the nose layering itself between successions of cherries in spirit and black cherry, notes of humus, leather and spices.
On the palate of drande structure, round, warm with a finish of good persistence with references to spices and fruit.
It ages for 24 months in French oak tonneaux and at least 12 months in the bottle
A very spicy and warm Taurasi with seductive sweet notes, certainly among the best Taurasi for intensity and body.
Taurasi Rue 333 2018 – Nativ
Description:
Violets, blackberries and plum jam stretch towards a finish full of suggestions of undergrowth, resin and marked woody notes.
Aged in French oak barriques for 36 months.
The mouth is warm and soft with powerful tannins that gradually give way to a long and fruity finish.
Rue 333 by Nativ is among the best Taurasi wines for power and persistence.
Taurasi Poliphemo 2016 – Luigi Tecce
Description:
Fine and surprising aromatic range. It opens on a riot of dihydrated plums and sour cherries in alcohol, on a stratified background of myrtle, carob and leather.
The sip is very intense and warm, driven by tannins characterized by marked roughness and discreet acidity. Obtained from spontaneous fermentation with a maceration of about 40 days, in large chestnut vats. An aging in tonneaux follows, on the fine lees, for at least 24 months, at the end of which there is no clarification or filtration with yeasts.
Poliphemo is a wine with a powerful extract, a synthesis of pulp and balsamic notes, the result of long and skilful macerations.
TAURASI HISTORY AND DISCIPLINARY
The production of Taurasi wine boasts a long history: the wine is in fact produced with Aglianico, an ancient vine originally from Greece, which is why it was called ‘Ellenico’.
It is assumed that Aglianico was introduced in Italy around the 7th century BC. Since 1167 AD. there is evidence of the cultivation by the Spaniards of the ‘Aglianica’ vine in Taurasi, in the Irpinia area
In 1993 Taurasi, on the wave of growing success, became the first Italian wine from central-southern Italy to be able to boast the prestigious DOCG, thanks also to the impulse of the historic Mastroberardino winery, the Antica Hirpinia winery and the studies conducted by the important oenologist Richard Cotarella.
TAURASI: THE TERROIR OF IRPINIA
Taurasi owes its success to its cellars of the Irpinia terroir: endowed with peculiarities of the subsoil and climatic conditions of great enological vocation.
Irpinia is in fact a historical region of the Campanian Apennines, very different from the rest of Campania.
It is in fact a hilly mountain plateau where rivers and streams meander, including the famous Calore, and countless lakes, woods and mountains covered with chestnut, beech and centuries-old oaks follow one another.
The climate of Irpinia is pre-Alpine continental, characterized by strong temperature ranges conferred by the important altitudes, cold and snowy winters and mild summers, with never excessive average temperatures.
The Irpinia soils where Taurasi is born are of volcanic origin, particularly rich in mineral micronutrients. On the surface there are mainly calcareous layers, which emphasize the floral character of Aglianico, while the hills and valleys are made up of deposits of arenaceous and clayey materials, which give great structure and longevity to the wines.
All extremely favorable elements to give life to wines of great concentration, structure, and sapidity, but also finesse and elegance of the perfumes.
What is the best Taurasi?
What is the best value for money Taurasi wine? Choosing is a difficult undertaking, which in any case is inevitably subject to the limits of a subjective opinion, which as such, by definition, is deficient and arbitrary.
We have compiled our list of virtuoso quality interpretations of Taurasi from the best wineries according to our evaluations. However, it remains essential to underline that the best Taurasi is the one that is capable of moving us, even by binding us to contingent situations and unrepeatable and intimate moments of our lives.
Therefore, we invite you to discover all the wineries that produce Taurasi in their uniqueness, so that you can independently find and choose the wine that canbe counted among your best Taurasi for you.
