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Taurasi, Fatica Contadina, Terredora Di Paolo 2016

750 ml Aglianico 100% Campania, Italy 2016

Taurasi, Fatica Contadina, Terredora Di Paolo 2016 is a dry, full-bodied red from Aglianico (Taurasi, Italy), in the full, structured reds style. Tannins are very firm and acidity very high; oak influence is some. Good with lamb, vegan food, steak, venison.

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Tanners Wines
In stock according to the merchant's own listing
£39.50
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Taste profile
inferred · confidence 0.55
sweetness
1 / 5
dry
Aglianico prior
body
4 / 5
full
Aglianico prior · Taurasi rule
tannin
5 / 5
very firm
Aglianico prior · Taurasi rule
acidity
5 / 5
very high
Aglianico prior · Taurasi rule
oak
3 / 5
some
Aglianico prior
Estimates by WineGenie, not the merchant's or a critic's words. Built from the grape's typical profile, the appellation, terms in the name and the merchant's description. How this works.
Facts
Style
Full, structured reds
rules-v1
Colour
Red
inferred from Taurasi
Origin
Taurasi · Campania · Italy
merchant feed
Grapes
Aglianico
Tanners Wines product page
ABV
13.5%
Tanners Wines product page
Farming
not stated
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Vegan
not stated
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Critic score
none
merchant feed
Drinking window
not stated
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Decant
not stated
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Occasions
dinner party · steak night
inferred
About Aglianico
Typical aromas: black cherry, blackberry, smoke, earth, dried herbs. Serve at 16–18 °C. Grape page.
knowledge base
Typical for Aglianico · knowledge base
Sweetness
bone dryluscious
dry · 1/5
Body
lightfull
full · 4/5
Tannin
lowhigh
very firm · 5/5
Acidity
lowhigh
very high · 5/5
Oak
noneheavy
some · 3/5
Alcohol
lowhigh
moderate-high · 4/5
Typical for the variety; not a measurement of this bottle.
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Merchant's description

A sweet cherry nose and extremely fine strawberry and raspberry fruit are reminiscent of a good Chambolle-Musigny, then full, fine and long with hints of cigar box. Taurasi is perhaps the top red denomination of the Italian South.

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