Feudi Di San Gregorio Taurasi 750 ml

Pointed aromas of dark cherry, bitter licorice root, kirsch, tapenade and dried tobacco. There is something gritty and coal face about this. Yet the grape tannins, tightly wrought and detailed, sublimate the clench of oak at the finale, offering consummate poise while auguring well for a long future. Classy Taurasi. Drinkable now, but best from 2026.

A classic drinking option for locals, the Feudi di San Gregorio 2019 Taurasi shows dark, tarry aromas with concentrated fruit, campfire ash and sweet spice. This is a generous, full-bodied wine, but it manages careful balance nonetheless. Give it another year of bottle age to allow it to flesh out further.

The 2019 Taurasi is impossible to ignore, bursting from the glass with an animalistic display of crushed ashen stones, musk, blackberries, sage and dried roses. This is elegant in feel, with a vivid core of ripe red and black fruits propelled by brilliant acidity. Tactile mineral tones add grip toward the close. Tangerine hints mingle with wild blueberries as the 2019 tapers off long and structured. Its tannins are sweet and round. The balance here is simply stunning, showing the power and radiance of the 2019 vintage. Bravo.