Tenute Capaldo - Gulielmus Taurasi Riserva2017
RED WINE
- Producer Tenute Capaldo
- Blend 100% Aglianico
- Country Italy
- UPC 0 15643 75536 1
Reviews
Wine Spectator 95
A gorgeous Taurasi, with an up-front burst of ripe fruit -- black cherry, wild strawberry and black plum reduction -- expanding on the palate and transitioning to a savory range of minerally stone and smoke accents. Reveals Mediterranean scrub, dried flowers and milled pepper, with fine, supple tannins swathed in the silky texture, while fresh acidity carries the flavor profile on the lasting finish.
by AN, Wine Spectator , 2023
Wine Advocate 93
With Aglianico fruit harvested from a two-hectare site at a high 700 meters in elevation, the Tenute Capaldo 2017 Taurasi Riserva Gulielmus offers a faithful reading of the grape. This full-bodied red is soft and luscious on the mid-palate, yet it ends on an austere note, thanks to its powerful and angular construction. Plummy dark fruit is followed by pressed rose, sweet gardening soil and toasted spice. Thanks to that high-altitude fruit, you would not peg this as a hot vintage. Some 6,000 bottles were made.
by ML, Wine Advocate , 2022
James Suckling 95
The immediate freshness of the nose disguises the hidden depths of mineral complexity from dry to wet stone, which spreads to the palate and prop up the plum and blackberry-conserve fruit character. Then there's some dried lime-like citrus, too. Full-to medium-bodied with lightly firm tannins and clean minerals on the long finish. So tempting even now, but this will age beautifully.
by JS, James Suckling , 2021
Wine Enthusiast 95
The nose has the weight of dark chocolate, coffee and earth, plus the energy of black cherries and blackberries for balance. On the palate, snappy-skinned plums accentuate a note of blackberries which are ripening, but still tart, while a finish of soil and bitter dark chocolate creates a cohesive feel. Acid zips around tannins which are dense and substantial, but approachable.
by DC, Wine Enthusiast , 2025