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2016 Mastroberardino "Radici" Taurasi Riserva (Aglianico)

2016 Mastroberardino "Radici" Taurasi Riserva (Aglianico)

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James Suckling

Reviewed December 2022
This is super silky and elegant aglianico with a deep and dense core of ripe red and black fruit. Full-bodied with beautifully embedded, fine-grained tannins and a long, controlled finish. Just a little pull on the mouth right at the end, so probably best to give it another year or two, if you can resist. Best from 2024.

Professional Reviews

96

Vinous

Review Date: 04/2023
A rich and darkly inviting blend of plum sauce, clove, cocoa and camphor makes the 2016 Taurasi Riserva Radici impossible to ignore. This is pure class, pliant and enveloping on the palate, with silken waves of ripe red and black fruit guided by brisk acidity. Citrus and inner herbal tones add tremendous depth. The 2016’s regal tannins come forward through the close, framing the experience with youthful poise without slowing its momentum, leaving chalky mineral tones and nuances of nectarine to linger. The balance here is something to behold. Bury this beauty deep in the cellar. (EG)

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Decanter

Review Date: 11/2023
This pure Aglianico from the highest part of the Montemarano estate at 550m aged 60 months in cask and bottle. The evolution is evident first in subtle aromas that combine dark red fruit with spice, smoke and chocolate. As evolved as the dark cherry fruit is, it remains vividly full-flavoured thanks to a quiet intensity derived from both a sinewy, fine texture and an underpinning of savoury, mouthwatering acidity, elevating this seamless beauty into something truly special. (AR)

Notes

Radici began with the 1986 vintage after Mastroberardino’s detailed study of vineyard exposure and soils. The 2016 Riserva comes from the upper part of the Montemarano vineyard, facing southeast at approximately 550 meters. Its stony clay and limestone soils provide the setting for a wine made entirely from Aglianico. The grapes were picked by hand in early November. Fermentation involved about twenty-five days on the skins, followed by roughly thirty months in French oak barriques and Slavonian oak casks. At least forty further months in bottle preceded release. That long sequence of vineyard selection and cellar maturation explains the particular place of Radici Riserva within the family’s Taurasi range.

Details

TypeRed Wine
OriginCampania, Italy
Bottle Size750 mL
SKU1878592