Salvatore Molettieri Taurasi Vigna Cinque Querce 2015
(Campania, Italy) - [VM 95]

Taurasi is a small wine region in Campania known for producing cellar worthy, powerful wines from the Aglianico grape. Salvatore Molettierri produces some of the most age worthy styles of this powerful wine.  This Taurasi is deep with dark plum and black cherry fruits with plenty of earth, leather, coffee, tobacco and spices.  The extra age has mellowed the tannins and brought out more of the tertiary, savory flavors.  

Tasting Note:

Intense ruby red, tending to garnet with age. Aromas of dried plum, sour cherry, cocoa, and tobacco. The palate is rich and intense with smooth tannins and a long finish.

Ratings & Reviews:

95 Points - Vinous Media
"The 2015 Taurasi Cinque Querce dazzles with a vivid blend of rum-soaked currants dusted with cocoa and sweet sage. It’s deeply textural, with masses of ripe black fruits complicated by savory herbs, as rosy inner florals form toward the close. The 2015 finishes incredibly long yet structured, with edgy tannins that collect around the perimeter of the palate. Salted licorice tones linger. What a beauty. The 2015 vintage marks a return to form for the Taurasi Cinque Querce. Lose this deep in the cellar. (Drink between 2026-2028)" - Eric Guido (June 2023)