2009 Taurasi Piano di Montevergine Feudi di San Gregorio

The impressive 2009 Taurasi Riserva Piano di Montevergine comes from a two-hectare single-vineyard site with 30-year-old vines. The wine ages in barrique and botti for up to 24 months. The style displayed is thick and penetrating with beautifully contrasting themes of dark fruit and spice. Blackberry and Morello cherry are enhanced by cinnamon and dark chocolate. That plush, international style that Feudi di San Gregorio has so effectively perfected is on proud display in this gorgeous wine.

Fully saturated ruby. Delicate aromas of red cherry, plum, minerals and botanical herbs. Bright, dense and juicy, offering savory flavors of red fruits, tobacco and herbs. Finishes long, with youthfully chewy tannins and bright acid lift. This wine aged for roughly 24 months in small oak barrels and 500-liter tonneaux. Usually a more traditional interpretation of Taurasi, it is also Feudi's best red wine almost every vintage.

Aged in both barriques and large casks, this hearty Taurasi opens with aromas of toasted oak and ripe black fruit. The palate slowly opens up to reveal dense black cherry layered with chocolate, toast and Mediterranean spices, alongside drying tannins. Give this time to open up and fully develop. Drink after 2019.