Feudi di San Gregorio Aglianico Irpinia Serpico 2008

The 2001 Serpico is another wine that appears to need more bottle age. Today it is in an in-between stage where the fruit is no longer primary but the tertiary notes aren t fully developed either. The 2001 is a powerful Serpico with impressive tannic clout that will require further cellaring to soften. With time, hints of wild cherries, herbs, chocolate and leather emerge but only with great reluctance. Anticipated maturity: 2013-2023.

The 2001 Serpico, impenetrable and inky, staggeringly rich in both aroma and flavor, offers ultra-ripe but perfectly fresh berry fruit, cloves, cinnamon, and chocolate, and mouth-coating, deep-pile tactile sensations which combine iron power and an enveloping, voluptuous texture, infinitely deep and long. I would be amazed if this wine did not last thirty years.

Opaque purple/red. Charry, embers, sawn redwood nose. Idiosyncratic, but very deep. Earthy, spicy, woodfire character repeats, front and center, in the mouth. Has great breadth and flavor impact. Long, chewy finish.

Das Traubengut der Einzellage Piano di Montevergine-dadurch lässt sich der Name erklären-stammt aus der Rebgemeinde Taurasi. Nur die besten, d.h. kerngesunden und vollreifen Trauben werden für diese Auswahl, diese Riserva verwendet. Entsprechend ist der Auftakt in der Nase: intensive Fruchtnoten von Brombeeren, Pflaumen und Sauerkirsche, gepaart mit Gewürzaromen (Minze, Herbes de Provence) sowie Düften von Karamell, Tabak und Schokolade. Die Saftigkeit der Fruchtsäure im Gaumen wie auch im Finale und die reife, jedoch präsente Gerbstoffstruktur-und dazu gesellt sich eine omnipräsente, vielschichtige Aromapalette-verleihen diesem Gewächs eine noble Art und eine Nachhaltigkeit, die von grosser Klasse zeugt. Im anhaltenden Finish bietet er nochmals alles und entfaltet sich zu einem grossen Schlussbouquet, das beeindruckt.

The 2001 Serpico is another wine that appears to need more bottle age. Today it is in an in-between stage where the fruit is no longer primary but the tertiary notes aren't fully developed either. The 2001 is a powerful Serpico with impressive tannic... Robert Parkers Wine Advocate. A Aglianico wine from Campania in Italy. 2001 San Gregorio, Feudi di Serpico Aglianico Irpinia 750ml

Wine Tasting NotesRuby red with cherry nuances. Intense bouquet of wild fruits underscored by vanilla and spice notes. Full-bodied and balanced, with supple tannins and dark fruit flavors.

Deep inky ruby. Wonderfully ripe red and black fruit aromas with overtones of dark coffee, licorice, milk chocolate and charcoal. Offers a rich, luscious mouth feel and superb resonating length. This may not be a paradigm of restraint, but who could argue with hedonism in its purist form?