Terredora Pago dei Fusi Taruasi DOCG 2012
(Campania, Italy) - [VM 95] [JS 94] [WA 93]

About the Winery:
With 494 acres of privately owned vineyards in the best sites of the Avellino province, Terredora di Paolo is one of the largest wineries in southern Italy. Since its establishment in 1978, Terredora di Paolo has focused on rediscovering and restoring Campania’s ancient and native varietals such as Aglianico, Fiano, Greco and Falanghina. These varietals are key players that have brought about Campanian’s wine renaissance.

About the Wine:
The first vintage of Pago dei Fusi was produced in 2003. It is the result of painstaking research into orientation, chemical and physical characteristics  of the terroir, and topography. Its personality, structure, and aromatic  concentration are the primary features of Pietradefusi vineyards on top of the  Calore hills river. “Pago dei Fusi” is indeed the ancient name of Pietradeifusi.  “Pagus” is the latin term for the ancient roman rural districts outside the city borders. 

Varietal composition: 100% Aglianico

Type of aging container: French oak barriques 
Length of aging before bottle: 14 months 
Length of bottle aging: 24 months

Alcohol: 13.5%

Tasting Notes:
Deep ruby red color. Ample ripe cherries, sweet spices, and plum with notes of tobacco, pepper, and tar. Supple and silky on the palate with concentrated texture mellowed into body richness and ripeness. Sweet and fine tannins, long, fruity, spiced, and toasty finish.

Food Pairing: Pairs well with hearty foods such as roasted or braised meats, game, ragout, spicy dishes, truffles, and seasoned cheese.

Ratings & Reviews:

95 Points - Vinous Media:
"The 2012 Taurasi Pago dei Fusi captivates with a bouquet that blends animal musk and earth tones with sweet tobacco, plum sauce and dark chocolate. This is surprisingly racy and sleek. It's savory to the core, with bitter blackberry and exotic spices by sour citrus. It finishes with outstanding length and structure, as a bump of residual acidity adds a mouthwatering component that provides lovely balance. The depth, complexity and integration of wood are stunning. The 2012 Taurasi Pago dei Fusi is quite an achievement for Terredora di Paolo." - Eric Guido (Jun 2023) 

94 Points - James Suckling:
"A genuine, aged Taurasi with berry, walnut, clove, mushroom and mahogany aromas and flavors. It's full-bodied and dense with lots of intensity and character. Real deal. Delicious now." (Nov 2020)

93 Points - Wine Advocate:
"This is the top-shelf red from Terredora di Paolo and certainly its most late-term release. From a hot and dry vintage, the 2012 Taurasi Pago dei Fusi is beautifully aged and drinking very nicely at the moment. I see no need to wait further. The bouquet revolves around dried cherry and plum, and there are integrated notes of savory smoke and spice. The wine's advanced evolution shows with campfire ash and licorice root, and it would be a nice accompaniment to a Neapolitan "è braciol a’ raù" (meat braciole in a ragù)." - Monica Larner (Aug 2021)