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Salvatore Molettieri Taurasi Vigna Cinque Querce 2007

$4999

A 2007 Taurasi with nearly two decades of bottle age—from one of Campania's benchmark Aglianico producers. Salvatore Molettieri's family cultivated Aglianico in Montemarano for over a century before he began bottling in 1988, driven by necessity when the post-earthquake grape market collapsed. The Vigna Cinque Querce vineyard sits at 500–550 meters on clay-limestone soils. Aged 48 months in a combination of large oak casks and French barriques. At this age, the wine has shed its youthful austerity and entered a window of complex, evolved drinking.

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Antonio Galloni

91 points

"The 2007 Taurasi Vigna Cinque Querce is sitting pretty in its drinking window, boasting a seductive display of black cherries in an air of exotic spice and crushed stone with lifting hints of sage and menthol. It’s soft and enveloping yet pure and precise, with dried red berries contrasted by sour citrus and nervous acidity. Rosy inner florals linger through the long and wonderfully fresh finale, with only hints of fine tannin that frame the experience nicely. Make sure to give the 2007 some time open-in-bottle, or decanter to fully express itself." —Eric Guido

Decanter

93 points

"At 15 years of age, there’s barely a whiff of evolution in a wine made from vines in Montemarano on calcareous clay soils at 550m, whose fine fragrance is followed by a delicious black cherry fruitiness etched with an incisive, almost saline acidity. The altitude and soils, combined with ageing for up to 60 months in barrel for a remarkable roundness of texture, appear to be the keys to its gradual evolution, showing the potential of Aglianico to age well when the primary fruit is as good as this."

Wine Spectator

91 points

"Wild underbrush and exotic spice notes mark the racy black cherry puree and cassis fruit in this rich red, delivering full tannins and a long aftertaste of wild flowers, mineral and spice."

More about Salvatore Molettieri

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Aglianico

  • Vintage

    2007

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Organic

  • Style

    Earthy

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Light Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

Skurnik Wines

<p>100% Aglianico from the province of Montemarano in Avellino</br>Average age of the vines: 18-22 years</br>480-510m above sea level</br>Calcareous clay soil</br>Maceration on the skins for 15-20 days in steel tanks</br>Aged in combination 30, 50, and 80-hectolitre oak casks and French oak barriques for 48 months</br> Following time in wood, additional six months in bottle</p>

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Braised lamb shank, aged pecorino, or slow-cooked wild boar ragù.

Tasting Profile

Dark fruit, tar, licorice, cola, and leather with espresso undertones. Full-bodied, powerful but now supple with age. Very long finish.

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