Mastroberardino, Radici Riserva Antonio, Taurasi

I’ve long admired the regular bottling: a singular, and great value, wine. PnP, at first not giving much but with a couple of hours air starts to deliver. I don’t regard this as similar to Bordeaux; Aglianico very different in profile from a blended Super Tuscan. I’m still unsure whether this one-off bottling is better than the regular - its more linear - but time may tell.

2008 vintage

3rd of 6 bottles, last visited in early 2023. Nicely mature in terms of fully-developed primary/secondary flavors and early emergence, but not prominence, of tertiary. Thick unsweetened blackberry (zero tartness), moist dark/volcanic soil, beef tartar, bone broth. It's rustic without the harsh, tannic edges of youth. Perhaps 5-10 years away from full tertiary development. If you have multiple bottles remaining, drink some now if you haven't already.

2008 vintage

Tasted blind. Very Bordeaux blend nose with a beautiful cinnamon and spice edge. Cassis, red currant, some cherry with a dark spice and graphite finish. Excellent vibrancy and freshness. Really quite impressive. This was a delight to discover. 94+

2008 vintage

The sommelier at Gymkhana, London waxed lyrical over this so we tried it . Indeed it is well round and silky, smooth tannins and well evolved but lacked still a presence and a greatness. Very Bordeaux in style and blind would have guessed that . It is a very solid 91-92

2008 vintage

Italian dinner : Thought this was Bordeaux-like so guessed Supertuscan, I thought this was similar to the horrific Donnafugata alongside but when I revisited it I liked this a lot more; much more traditional and restrained despite being a structured beast. Dark cassis fruit that was rustic with drying tannins, a goliath of a wine that was stylistically not up my alley but at least I respected the quality of winemaking here.

2008 vintage

Great with Bison! 15 years old and in it’s prime. Drink and enjoy but lots of years ahead. Silky tannins. Meat, tomato, and sanguine mesh with the fruit and the full, rich, smooth experience. Decant for 2 hours - needed it and it is amazing.

2008 vintage

This might have been the '07. Very nice, evolves tremendously with time. Funk on opening. About two hours in note a very pleasant quite subtle tart cherry on the finish. Then becomes a move old world wine that pairs well with food.

2008 vintage

Corked. I had another bottle five months ago which was approaching maturity.

2008 vintage

Opened another bottle a few weeks later (see my recent TN). This one was not flawed, but not a big wow either. Still like the normale more. 91- pts.

2008 vintage

Andrea or Brad brought to CDC at John's. The Volcanic Eruption Tasting. Flawed.

2008 vintage

1.5 hour decant: This wine is in a great place now and I don't see much (further) upwards potential. Btw, high-level Aglianico is sometimes called "Barolo of the South" but this particular one is more reminiscent of Brunello di Montalcino in its flavor profile, at least in my view.

2008 vintage

7 years between bottles. Beautiful aglianico. Mellowed out and is now a great pairing wine for red sauce Italian. I’m sure there is still more time but definitely good to drink now.

2008 vintage

dark plum red, medium clarity, brickish hue Nose: black cherry, blackberry, licorice, espresso, bitter chocolate, black tea, rose petals, dried earth, tar, tobacco leaf, black olives, clove, white pepper, caramel, oak Pal: black cherry, blackberry, licorice, espresso, bitter chocolate, wet earth, tobacco, tar, leather, black olives, clove, black pepper, juniper berry, caramel, minerals, toasted oak Feel: medium, round, astringent, touch tannic Finish: long TC9

2008 vintage

An outstanding aglianico from Taurasi DOCG area in Italy. Deep cherry and cranberry red color in the glass with intense aromas of these fruits plus plums, leather and vanilla. On the palate, medium bodied mouthfeel with complexity of taste sensations mirroring the wine’s aromas. This wine is luscious …..with elegance and warmth from first taste sensations to the lovely finish. The 2008 was a special homage for the producer and it clearly exhibits his dedication to producing an excellent Taurasi!

2008 vintage

Medium bright ruby. Sour plums, crabapple, and walnuts on the nose. Intense red berry notes as well as a touch of crabapple that is so intense it gives a false impression of effervescence. Really strong tannins with a hint of walnut shells. Not my style.

2008 vintage

Graphite-like softness, smoothness, and dryness. Medium weight. More herbs than fruit, and what (black and blue) fruit is here tastes dried not fresh. Benefits from an hour+ decant to achieve this smoothness. Little complexity - the flavor dies off in the mouth rather than evolves. Clearly has many years left in it, but I don't know whether those will improve it or sustain a long plateau. I'll space my remaining four bottles over the next 2-10 years.

2008 vintage

There´s a dominant, not integrated acidity, that I did not expect at this age. Maybe it wasn't a good bottle? Maybe I'll wait for it's 20th annivesary until I try the next bottle?!

2008 vintage

Really a lovely wine - definitely in the drinking window given its welcoming mouth feel and taste profile. Red and black fruit, soft but still assertive acidity. Tannins very soft. Surprisingly lush - it’s been 4 or 5 years since I’ve had this and the time did great work.

2008 vintage

Color: dark ruby with garnet Nose: regal. Plum and crushed violets. Smoke from a hardwood log on a rainy day. Chesntuts. Red apple. Hints of candied blood orange zest. Leather and underbrush. Like a hike on the west coast of a Italy in late fall Palate: high acidity z powerful high tannins for a full body here, without fear. I had this with several types of lentils, rich American sausage, and boy it could have taken more. The mouth is …

2008 vintage

Dusty, soft, cedar. Drinking great now.

2008 vintage

A magnificent wine with which I have little experience. Both powerful and elegant, rustic and fine, serious and inviting. Deep ruby. Dark fruit, earth, cola and wild herbs. Tannic yet veloptuous. I’m really impressed. Great now and should be great for 20+ years. Wow. What a surprise. (95)

2008 vintage

Slow oxed for 10 hours then brought to dinner. Into a decanter. Impenetrable dark black. Nose is stuffed full of dark fruits, campfor, nut shells, tar and roses. Still a very young wine but in total balance. Beautiful expression of wine.

2008 vintage

Some trepidation at first with a hint of oxidation, but this blew off in a short while and settled down with some air. Now more in the style of a big Emidio Pepe Montepulciano, with only faint residual tannins. A big ripe wine, but one which gradually develops definition and structure (much in the style of a Pepe) in the glass. Some would not find this evolution exciting, but to me it is fascinating to see this emerge. Suggests of …

2008 vintage

From 1.5l, needed very little time in glass, and drank beautifully. Lots of life but fruit had good secondary flavors.

2008 vintage

Love this wine, a mix of Barolo and Brunello.

2008 vintage

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