By Di Meo
Taurasi DOCG Riserva Vigna Olmo

Wine Details
Appellation: Taurasi DOCG Riserva
Grape Variety: 100% Aglianico
Production Area: Vigna Olmo, Montemarano (AV)

Vineyard
Year of Planting: 1993
Altitude: 870 m.a.s.l.
Soil Composition: Mainly clayey, rich in structure
Exposure: Northwest
Plant Density: 4,000 plants per hectare
Training System: Espalier with spurred cordon pruning
Average Yield: 40 quintals per hectare
Harvest: First week of November

Vinification
Manual harvest of selected bunches in 15-kg baskets. Skin maceration, fermentation at around 28 degrees C for 25-30 days, during which pumpover and delestages are executed periodically. Following the first racking, malolactic fermentation is completed, then the wine goes to large Slavonian oak casks for 24 months, with a final aging in bottle for 12-24 months.

Characteristics
Luminous ruby red, dense and weighty in the glass. Very complex, with initial hints of wild berries and dry flowers and tertiary scents like bark, tobacco, and licorice. The palate is characterized by balance and softness, which gives this wine elegance and approachability to drink.

Recommended Pairings
Porcini mushrooms soup, grilled red meat, braised beef
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DI MEO TAURASI VIGNA OLMO RISERVA 2013
Friday, March 5, 2021
Country: Italy
Region: Campania
Vintage: 2013
Score: 93
A delicate and elegant Taurasi with quite a soft, ripe and enticing nose, offering red and black berries and a whiff of sweet vanilla. Full palate with tight, fine-grained tannins, coated in luxurious ripe fruit and vanilla. Still tight, but silky and very drinkable now. Delicious, in fact, but should age well for a while yet. Drink or hold.

2013 Di Meo Taurasi Riserva Vigna Olmo
Producer: Di Meo
From: Italy, Campania, Taurasi
Color: Red
Type: Table
Sweetness: Dry
Variety: Aglianico
Rating: 91
Reviewed by: Monica Larner
Issue Date: 29th Jun 2016
Source: Issue 256 End of August 2021, The Wine Advocate
Release Price: $80
Drink Date: 2021-2026
The Di Meo 2013 Taurasi Riserva Vigna Olmo is a full-bodied and thickly concentrated expression of Aglianico that shows extreme richness, lots of texture, fiber and a very ripe, heavy and oak-enriched style. There is a lot of fruit and phenolic weight here, making the wine specific to a pairing of grilled meats or piquant aged cheese. You need a heavy food to break apart the richness of this very extracted wine.