2009 Terra di Lavoro

6x75cl

2 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

£303.00

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I suppose after so many important vintages it is only natural that Mother Nature takes a break. Terra di Lavoro is usually a huge wine in its youth, but not so in 2009. This is one of the most open, approachable young Terra di Lavoros I have ever tasted. The wine shows good intensity in its dark fruit, with layers of ash, smoke, crushed flowers and minerals that develop in the glass. The 2009 is a pretty, accessible Terra di Lavoro that will make a great introduction for readers who are new to the wine and don't want to wait for some of the more important vintages to come around. Terra di Lavoro is 80% Aglianico and 20% Piedirosso. The 2009 spent 14 months in French oak barrels, 70% new. Readers who want to see how some of the older vintages are developing may want to take a look at notes from my vertical tasting last year, published in Issue 190. Anticipated maturity: 2017-2029. May 2011, www.robertparker.com

Score: 93-/100Antonio Galloni

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Product Details

Country

Italy

Region

Southern Italy & Sicily

Sub-region

Campania

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

Product Type

Still wine

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Drinking Window

Country

Italy

Region

Southern Italy & Sicily

Sub-region

Campania

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

Average Score

Critic Notes

Score: 93-/100Antonio Galloni

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ON March 28, 2018

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BY Gavin Smith,

ON April 8, 2020

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ON February 15, 2019

Venissa: the unique terroir of Venice's flooded vineyards

BY Katie Reading,

ON November 15, 2019

Chateau Margaux - Talking Terroir with Aurelien Valance

ON November 22, 2019

Country

Italy

Region

Southern Italy & Sicily

Sub-region

Campania

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

Country

Italy

Region

Southern Italy & Sicily

Sub-region

Campania

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

Galardi