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Taurasi DOCG 'Fatica Contadina'
Campania, Italy
Taurasi is often dubbed the “Barolo of the South,” and Terredora’s ‘Fatica Contadina’ lives up to that legacy with structure, intensity and ageing potential. Made from Aglianico grown at elevation on volcanic soils, the wine undergoes long maceration and ageing in oak barrels to soften the grape’s natural power. Aromas of black cherry, tobacco, leather, balsam and spice rise from the glass. The palate is full and structured, with firm tannins, lifted acidity and deep mineral length. It finishes savoury and long, revealing more complexity with time. Ideal for braised meats, aged cheeses or truffled dishes. Profound and age-worthy.
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The Producer
Terredora owes its existence to an acrimonious split within Campania’s first family of wine, Mastroberardino. The largest private owners in the region, Terredora now control more than 125 hectares including prize parcels in the south’s leading DOCGs: Fiano d’Avellino, Greco di Tufo and Taurasi. Terredora is strictly Azienda Agricola, which is to say that they would never consider purchasing grapes from other growers; that’s a pleasant change from the norm in this part of the world.
Their Taurasi (they make three) deserve a place in every collector’s cellar: structured, aromatically complex and seemingly immortal, Taurasi is thinking man’s Barolo. Fiano, the region’s flagship white, always surprises with its ability to acquire Alsace-like complexity and with a decade under its belt it is often hauntingly fragrant. The white Lacryma Christi is 100% Coda di Volpe sourced from a small plot on the slopes of Vesuvius where the mineral-rich soil delivers a nervy edge. The Falanghina (an IWC Trophy winner) shows pear and red apple on the nose whilst Greco di Tufo offers its signature quince, pear and melon.
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