- 100% Aglianico at 510 meters above sea level
- Average age of the vineyard: 18-22 years
- Maceration and fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel
- Aging in French oak barriques, tonneaux, and oak barrels for 60 months
- Finishing in the bottle for 6 months
- Approximately 175 9-Liter cases produced annually
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2017
Country:
Italy
Region:
Campania
Appellation:
Taurasi
Variety:
Aglianico
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | IT-MLT-40-17 | 6/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
Vinous
Score
94
Date
2025-11-20
"Plum sauce and grilled herbs clash with cigar ash, dark earth tones and animal musk as the 2017 Taurasi Riserva Vigna Cinque Querce rises from the glass. This brooding beast unleashes masses of ripe red and black fruits that stain the palate. Velvety textures offer a slight reprieve as a tinge of sour citrus creates cheek-pinching tension. It finishes long with hulking tannins and a bitter twang of cocoa powder as edgy tannins bite at the palate. Maturity might change my perspective, but at this time I find a little more balance in the 2017 Vigna Cinque Querce than the Riserva."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
WinesCritic.com
Score
96
Date
Vinous
Score
96+
Date
2024-05-23
"Darkly alluring, the 2016 Taurasi Cinque Querce Riserva wafts up with notes of sweet tobacco, cedar shavings, espresso bean and dried black cherries. Cool-toned and refined, it sweeps across the palate with silken textures, lifted by fresh acidity as tactile mineral tones add a crunchy sensation. The 2016 folds in upon itself, youthfully tense and tannic yet poised for greatness. Let this sleeping giant rest in the cellar for a good four to five years to integrate fully. Simply stunning."
Wine Spectator
Score
95
Date
2022-03-30
Doctor Wine
Score
95
Date
2022-01-01
Vinous
Score
95
Date
2024-05-23
"An intense burst of medicinal cherries and autumnal spice is lifted by minty herbs and a cooling whiff of sweet smoke as the 2015 Taurasi Cinque Querce Riserva evolves in the glass. This is pure elegance, with textures of weighted silk and a sheen of spicy oak lending depth. Fine tannins add grip toward the close. Dark chocolate and hints of kirsch resonate as the 2015 finishes dramatically long and potent, yet also remarkably fresh."
Vinous
Score
94
Date
Veronelli
Score
94
Date
Wine Spectator
Score
94
Date
2024-03-31
"This silky red glides across the palate, with a fine mesh of ripe, juicy crushed boysenberry and black cherry fruit that shows a rich, savory vein of iron, mineral and sanguine notes. This wine's flavors expand, carried by sleek acidity and fine, chalky tannins and backed by hints of red licorice, dried sage, date and cocoa powder that play on the persistent finish. Drink now through 2035. 2,100 cases made, 250 cases imported."
Wine Spectator
Score
93
Date
WinesCritic.com
Score
92
Date
Vinous
Score
92
Date
2020-05-31
Wine Spectator
Score
91
Date
James Suckling
Score
90
Date
2023-05-04
"This is very ripe. Molettieri, the maestro of the region. Even this heady wine has escaped the compression of his defter touch. Molten raspberry bon bon, sassafras, thyme, lavender and violet. The tannins are thick grape skin-gritty. A yeoman. Loads of power and immediate satisfaction for those who like Áem OTT, without the savory layers or restraint that usually mark the wines here. A rasp of wood tannins to finish. Drink or hold."