Mastroberardino Taurasi Radici Riserva 2011 1.5L (1.5L)

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Producer	Mastroberardino
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Varietal	Aglianico
Vintage	2011
Sku	RD10495
Size	1.5L

 

The 2011 Radici Riserva reflects a warm and generous vintage in Campania, yielding a wine of notable richness while retaining Taurasi’s hallmark balance. Aromatically, it is expansive, with layers of black cherry, plum, and dark currant woven together with licorice, leather, tobacco, and hints of dried rose petal. As it opens, notes of spice, smoke, and volcanic minerality emerge, adding to the wine’s multidimensional character. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied and commanding, marked by robust tannins softened by a decade of age. The fruit remains vibrant and dense, supported by lively acidity that carries the wine through a long, persistent finish with echoes of balsamic herbs and earth. Presented in magnum, this 2011 Riserva is poised for extraordinary longevity, promising an even more graceful evolution over the next two to three decades.

Mastroberardino remains the benchmark producer for Taurasi, with a heritage that goes back nearly 150 years. Their stewardship of Aglianico has elevated this variety into one of Italy’s most noble grapes, often compared to Nebbiolo for its structure and capacity to age. The Radici Riserva represents the pinnacle of the estate’s work, crafted only in select vintages and sourced from top parcels in Montemarano and Mirabella Eclano. These vineyards sit on volcanic soils rich in minerals, combined with limestone and clay, which imbue the wines with intensity, complexity, and longevity. In large formats such as the magnum, the wine’s evolution is even slower, allowing the depth and elegance of Taurasi to shine across decades.