TN: 2004 Fattoria Galardi Terra di Lavoro Roccamonfina IGT

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  • 2004 Fattoria Galardi Terra di Lavoro Roccamonfina IGT - Italy, Campania, Roccamonfina IGT (9/21/2013)
    Last night with steaks. The quality is there but, for me personally, this is not in my wheel house. My score simply reflects my impression of the overall quality. At 9 years in this is STILL, very tanic and unfriendly, for my liking. I do think its showing more depth than my first btl though with flavors of; tar, ash, dark fruit and some lead pencil. I can’t call this elegant as its still too chewy even after 3 hours plus in the decantor and another 90 minutes over dinner in Reidel Bdxs. With or without food this wine is challenging to enjoy. Alc is only 13%. I have one btl left and I’m thinking either; don’t touch for another 5 years or dump it soon at an auction house. Not a wine I could ever be easily persuaded to buy again. (92 pts.)

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Craig,
Call me before you waste the auction fees. I think these will be great but not for another 5-10 (I hope; this was one of the wines listed in the “wines that never come around” thread).
Cheers,
Warren

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15 years after harvest is rule of thumb for well built aglianico like this wine.

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Thanks guys, I’ll hang onto it and see what happens based on your opinions.

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I am still holding the two bottles i have from vintage 2000. i have from 06 and 07 as well, and i have not even considered when i will try those - but not anytime soon

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Believe it or not, the 2005s are drinking well right now. I agree the 2004s are still too tightly wound and brutal on the finish.

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The 02 was excellent a few years ago, albeit a lighter and earlier maturing vintage. Gave me hope for what the bigger years could round into with enough time.

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Some say that the 07 are also fairly ready to go, but with only three bottles i elect to wait a little while longer.

Thread drift: Anybody with recent experience of the 2000’s? i have only two bottles so while i enjoy young wines i would like to avoid a total tannic monster

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Parker had high praise for these wines while drinking them in thier youth? In his 2005 book he says of the 01…" this is a wine that can be drank now or cellared for up to 20 years." Also, his tasting notes don’t seem to highlight any issues with tough youthful tanins. Maybe his palate is more attuned to them then mine?

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Craig, Parker strikes me as a person who would like these young, but Galloni was known for his opinion that these age at a glacial pace. I have found some cheaper Aglianico’s to be quite approachable from age 5 (but again i am not adverse to grippy tannins) but most would argue that these need 10+ years from vintage.

Btw, Galardi should have made a second wine from the 10 vintage onwards, have not seen it in the market though but would like to try that

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I popped an '07 a couple years ago to try it because it was supposedly an accessible vintage. It took days to open up. Thoroughly enjoyed it when it did.