Terredora Aglianico di Irpinia 2001

[Thomas]

You are correct about the blend, Scimmiatinit (I would never dispute your knowledge), but I think L, Christi, is under-rated for its strength and structure, and even with a little aglianico in the blend, it can be as appealing to those who like aglianico.

Generally, I find Irpinia "Taurasi" outstanding, if not superior, to most southern Italian wines, but that is a personal opinion, as are most wine opinions.

Incidentally, Fabio, there were three levels on the Falernum mountain, the highest level was in the most regard, which leads historians to believe that the famous 121BC (Opimiun year) wine revolution that supplanted Greek wines with Roman wines could have been led not by red wine, but by white (Falanghina?). White does better than red at higher elevations.

Anyway, either of the grapes were of Greek origin.

[This message has been edited by foodie (edited 09-23-2003).]