Feudi di San Gregorio, "Serpico", Irpinia (Italy) 2001

Saturated purple/black.

Deep black fruit (raisin, blackberry) and allspice aromas. Attractive and intense.

Much more giving in the mouth than my last bottle, almost creamy, with serious acid/tannin synergy hitting later. There's a baked (in a positive sense) character to the fruit as well as a charry notion that may not be oak derived. This is loaded.

Seems obvious that this benefits from great winemaking.

Opened 4 hours ago. 100% Aglianico

Day 3 - For lack of a better word - "rocky" nose. Others talk about lava/volcanic aromas. Whatever it is, it smells like nothing else. Utterly packed in the mouth, huge, spicy black fruit with an intense, grainy tannic backbone. Flavors just drive on and on.

Killer

$50