Mastroberardino Taurasi Radici 2019 750ml (750ml)

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Producer	Mastroberardino
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Varietal	Aglianico
Vintage	2019
Sku	RD13388
Size	750ml

 

The 2019 Mastroberardino Taurasi Radici is a powerful and classically structured expression of Aglianico, offering both deep, brooding fruit and remarkable aging potential. Sourced from estate-owned vineyards in Montemarano and Mirabella Eclano, where the soils are volcanic and rich in clay, the wine is aged for 24 months in a combination of large Slavonian casks and French barriques, followed by extended bottle aging before release. The 2019 vintage brought balance and freshness to the dense character of Aglianico, resulting in a wine with striking clarity and poise. On the nose, it reveals aromas of black cherry, plum, dried rose, leather, tobacco, and hints of ash and Mediterranean herbs. The palate is full-bodied and structured, with firm, youthful tannins, vibrant acidity, and a long, smoky, mineral-laced finish. While accessible with decanting in its youth, Radici 2019 is built to evolve over 15–25 years, gaining complexity and softness over time. A quintessential p

Mastroberardino is the historic guardian of Campania’s viticultural heritage and a benchmark producer for Aglianico and Taurasi. Founded in the 1870s and based in Atripalda, the estate played a crucial role in the preservation and revival of Southern Italy’s native grape varieties after phylloxera and two world wars. Under the guidance of Antonio Mastroberardino, and now his son Piero, the winery has remained fiercely committed to tradition while embracing innovation in the vineyard and cellar. Mastroberardino was the first to bottle a single-vineyard Taurasi under the now-iconic label Radici (meaning “roots”) in 1986, a move that helped solidify the wine’s place among Italy’s greatest reds. The estate’s vineyards lie in the hills of Irpinia, at elevations of 400–600 meters, on volcanic soils that contribute to the signature minerality and longevity of its wines.