Taurasi Vigna Cinque Querce DOCG 2017 - Salvatore Molettieri

By law, Taurasi DOCG must mature at least three years after the harvest, at least 1 year of it in wooden barrels, before it is approved for sale. With Molettieri, it all takes a little longer, a total of around 5 or 6 years, when he expands his “Vigna Cinque Querce” into his standard-bearer. In 1988, Salvatore Molettieri bottled the Taurasi Vigna Cinque Querce for the first time, after beginning to cellar his own grapes in 1983. The Aglianico, which grows here on Montemarano, produces extremely long-lasting wines “capaci di sfidare il tempo oltre ogni immaginazione!” (able to challenge time beyond imagination, Gambero Rosso) The grapes are fermented in wooden and steel barrels, and the young wine is then placed in large wooden barrels and barriques, where it has 36 months to develop. Once in the bottle, it has barely reached maturity and a further 10 to 15 years can only do Taurasi Vigna Cinque Querce good. The aromas are extremely complex and are reminiscent of black chocolate, ripe roses, violets and nutmeg. A palette of berry notes plays on the palate - before a long finish, nestled in silky tannin. A discovery, a wine that remains exciting for an entire evening.