Terredora di Paolo, Aglianico, IGT

great QPD............ Rustico, "brawny, and gripping Aglianico", good appealing volcanic terroir. Meaty, smoky, and earthy. Its style its on the lighter side. Great time to drink the bottles you have ....

2013 vintage

The tannins were somewhat harsh on the first night of the bottle but much softer on night Two which led me to raise my score.

2013 vintage

The wine is clear medium garnet. The nose is clean with medium intensity of aromas showing predominantly tertiary development - dried fruit (dried cranberry, fig, plum) and bottle age (wet leaves, mushroom, barnyard). The wine is developed. The wine is dry with medium acidity, high ripe tannins, high alcohol, medium (+) body, medium length and medium flavor intensity of dried fruit (dried fig, plum) and bottle age (mushroom, barnyard). The wine is good. Even though the acidity is lower than …

2008 vintage

Fine Wines SG - Italian Varietal Wine Dinner - Nebbiolo, Sangiovese, Corvina, Aglianico, Nerello Mascalese (Porters Restaurant & Bar) : A garnet colour which suggested development. A completely tertiary nose of mushrooms and forest floor. While having a bit of dried prums and cherries on the palate, it is still mostly earthy and savoury. Great way to develop!

2008 vintage

Now aging nicely with a brown rim. Sour cherries on nose, opening on air. Tannins soft with good balance. Good with rich food. Good value but very much an everyday wine. Drink up

2011 vintage

Excellent red jam fruit notes; good tannins and structure. Showing nicely now. Earthy and spicy. Pairs well with sausage and pasta!

2013 vintage

Good as always

2011 vintage

Similar to the others, always good quality

2011 vintage

Big and bold! Good tannic structure, very aromatic/ old world style nose. Had with meatball subs.

2011 vintage

Raspberry, some stem-like smoky notes, darker elements of charcoal and fragrant loganberry and blackberry. Spicy, some developed aromas, with a little meat, tobacco and liqueur-like fruit. Sort of smells Burgundian, and there is some classy black cherry fruit too. Quite austere in the mouth and a rather bitter, astringent attack – sour cherry and redcurrants. Very complex: earthy olive, tobacco, cherry fruit… elegant and bright, some grippy ‘green’ tannins. Unusual, unique. Needs food as the astringency will be too much …

2013 vintage

3/5 - Really nice with BBQ pork and beef ribs. This always goes well, great entry level aglianico.

2011 vintage

No notes. Enjoyed

2011 vintage

Spicy and floral with lots of bright cherry fruit. Nice contrast between dark and light qualities, with drying tannins and fine acid. Excellent value for money.

2013 vintage

Somewhat transparent reddish brown color, nose with fresh fruit and a bit of Barnyard stink, medium body, good acidity, fruit on the palate, a bit flat on the Finish

2013 vintage

Nice Aglianico. Good QPR

2011 vintage

13% alc...medium ruby...the nose is quite brambly, gamey, smoked meats, not as much garrigue as the prior examples (09/10), black roasted fruits...medium body, medium + tannin, touch of heat, roasted meat follows, roasted red fruit - a warm wine.

2011 vintage

- Ruby color with slow forming legs and aromas of tea, blackberry and black currant. It's somewhat balanced and has flavours of black pepper, cherry and tea with a medium/full body. Round texture with a medium finish - Decanted 2 1/2 hours.

2011 vintage

Interesting wine. Nice amber brick color. Nose of spice. Palate similar to nebbiolo. If blinded, I would think this is barbera from piedmont. Nice intro to campania aglianico.

2011 vintage

Excellent QPR! Barolo-like, except for the darker color and not quite as elegant.

2011 vintage

Nice soft nose w/good legs especially for a wine of this price. Nice violet color with fair backbone on initial taste. Hint of Oak backbone, which held for short period. Cherry's, plums on the mouth. Flavor moved to medium heavy grape thru dinner. Nice w/pasta & red plum tomato sauce w/wine. I like this wine & would recommend as an superior value wine.

2011 vintage

The smoothest Aglianico I have ever tasted. Cherry kool-aid, green tea with medium tannins and a quick finish. Not sure what to make of this, it's more like a green Pinot than any Aglianico I have had before. Drinkable, yes. Will I seek out another, no.

2011 vintage

87-88 balanced and well made, but could seem underwhelming to some. after an hour of air, nose of tangy cherry, blueberry, and plum. hint of green herbs and mushroom. excellent mouthfeel. medium body with perfect acidity and round leathery tannins. soft texture and balanced structure make this a versitile food pairing but it goes down easy on its own. cherry and plum on the palette with an integrated tea leaf and flower petal note that adds interest to the juicy …

2011 vintage

Cherry, licorice with balsamic and tapenade notes with smokey tints and tannic muscle. Good. Drink up

2011 vintage

Dark ruby, aromatic nose of red berries, palate is well balanced and elegant with sweet tart cherries, plum, hint of earth and spice on a dry lingering finish.

2011 vintage

P 'n p. Smells like black cherry, plum, coffee and smoke, with touches of chile and herbs, and underlying earthiness and leathery, meaty savoriness that develop with air. Robust but composed - not at all over the top, and has a nice streak of freshness. Grippy tannins; palate acclimation helps, but some protein is certainly called for. Similar flavors as on the nose, but with a red fruit aspect. Adequate acidity to keep it fresh, drinkable, and food friendly. Pairing …

2011 vintage

Decanted 1 Hour. Similar notes as last bottle. Nice Cherry nose. Good legs that held well. Nice round mouth feel on initial tasting. Light leather, soft plums. Good finish. An excellent deal. A food wine

2011 vintage

On the open the nose was flat and the flavors were pretty disjointed, but after 45-60 minutes, the nose opened up with cherries, and the taste congealed with nice red fruit and minerality, still with sticky tannins and high acidity. After a couple of hours, it became a very enjoyable light/medium bodied but robustly flavored wine. Very much enjoyed -- an astounding value at this price.

2011 vintage

Not decanted, consumed over ~2.5 hours with and without food, and better with food than without at this stage due to some slightly sandpapery tannic grip and good acidity. Cherry skin & gently cooked red berry/currant fruit and some earth/toast/graphite notes, with notable structure as mentioned above but all in decent balance. Good now, especially for its level, likely better in a year or two.

2011 vintage

exactly what peternelson said on 9/12

2011 vintage

A delicious Aglianico from Italy. Allowed to breathe for thirty minutes before tasting. Had a dark garnet color that was nearly opaque, with a medium amount of quickly descending legs. It was full on the nose with earthy spice, blackcurrant, and a hint of toast. On the palate there was blackcurrant, earth, mineral hints, and a touch of raspberry. The tannins were pleasant with increasing grip, and the finish was lingering for this medium to full bodied wine.

2011 vintage

Decanted for 1 Hour. Good nose with good legs. Nice garnet color. Plum, casis w/nice finish on palette.

2011 vintage

very ripe fruit on the nose, something smoky quite tannic but ripe crunchy fruit, clean, cherries good

2011 vintage

Red fruits, touch stewed, cherry, earthy, slightly charred fruits; sweet ripe attack. Reall good, juicy, yet earthy. Mid-weight. Nice job at this level for sure and good entry level for Taurasi.

2011 vintage

Nose is fairly muted, both right after opening and a day later. Good color, palate is fairly bright with acidity but that also is a bit muted. Flavor is massive sour cherries and some slight meaty component. It's a good mid week meal wine.

2008 vintage

No notes taken. Ok but not a rock star Agli by any means/shape/form. On the thin side and not very bright or well integrated. With food. Recommend drink now. 84 pts.

2008 vintage

Day one this wasn't very enjoyable, but day two the character I was knew from the 2006 vintage started to show through and it became pleasant to drink, but still astringent. I'm not sure how good this will get, but it has promise.

2008 vintage

TN; Wines under $18 : Aglianico. Tight on the nose. Eventually shows some dark cherries. Very tannic. The only wine on the table that seemed to need more time. Juicy tart dark cherry fruit but a wall of tannins. Somewhat generic I guess, I thought it was a Merlot blind. Never really seemed to open for me.

2008 vintage

This wine has developed beautifully. Complex and balanced. Anise, spices, white pepper. Impressive for the price.

2006 vintage

Bright cherries and spice dominate on this medium bodied wine with a clean, medium length finish. Paired with ribeye smoked with red wine barrel chunks. Great value at fifteen bucks!

2008 vintage

First experience with Aglianico. Solid pizza wine.

2008 vintage

Nice Aglianico. Dry, rustic and tremendous value.

2008 vintage

excellent

2008 vintage

great, reasonably priced red that complemented by a heavy Italian dinner. The fine red fruit and bright acidity cut right through all that yummy garlic and aged cheese.

2008 vintage

A bit rough and acidic. Really rustic - a little too much so. Better things out there.

2008 vintage

A fantastic go to for an everyday Italian red. I love Terredora as a producer in general so I may be a bit biased. Bright fruit, good structure and balance with attractive cherry, violet aromas and flavors. For an Aglianico religious experience, dish out the money for Terradora's 2004 Taurasi which is off the charts intense.

2008 vintage

Saturdays at One - Volume 48 : WIML90 Tasted non blind at a retail tasting. Garnet to dark garnet color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of leather, white pepper, berries, boysenberries and plums. Good flavors of berries, cherries and raspberries. Medium to bright acidity, medium to firm tannins, medium to full bodied. Drink now through the next 5 years plus or minus.

2008 vintage

Very nice Alianico. Medium body with nice red cherry fruit. Agree with the sour and tart flavors, but still in balance with a nice long finish. Excellent value.

2008 vintage

Decanted for half an hour with the use of a venturi. I think this likely benefited a great deal as I didn't sense the youthfulness of the wine other reviewers noted.

2008 vintage

Ruby red. Nose of currant, leather and dry wood chips. The palate is dominated by black currants with modest spice under tones. The acidity and tannins are quite mild resulting in a light mouth feel. the finish feels deliberately light. The biggest surprise for me wa the wife liked it -she normally prefers very fruit forward wines. 5/5+11/15+14/20+6/10=86

2008 vintage

Nice light red with earthy notes and restrained fruit.

2008 vintage

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