The 2012 Taurasi Naturalis Historia opens to an inky dark and impenetrable appearance. The team at Mastroberardino have nailed the style and the intended personality of this wine in what was a hot and not always even vintage. Careful work has been achieved here to craft a powerful wine that almost goes overboard but that ultimately never crosses the line into heaviness or flatness. It offers dried blackberry, cherry confit, spice, Teriyaki smoke and campfire ash.

Fine and creamy, featuring a pleasing fleshiness that accents the flavors of baked black cherry and plum fruit, with hints of eucalyptus and tea leaf creating a fragrant, savory overtone. A tightrope walker, this balances a medium to full body with concentration and focus in a fresh, graceful manner. Drink now through 2032. 660 cases made, 30 cases imported.??–AN??Region: Italy / South / Taurasi Select to Add