NoseAmple ripe cherries, sweet spices and plum with notes of tobacco, pepper and tar black-cherryblack-peppertobacco
FlavorSupple and silky on the palate, with concentrated texture mellowed into body richness
Campania At a Glance
Region NameCampania
Like many Italian regions, Campania is home to an impressive array of grape varieties, some found almost nowhere else on earth. Its most important variety is arguably Aglianico, the grape behind the region’s two most famous and respected red wines: Taurasi and Aglianico del Taburno.
Score: 94Vintage 2015Vinous MediaDarkly floral and intense, the 2015 Taurasi Pago dei Fusi smolders up from the glass with a smoky blend of black currants, grilled herbs, crushed rocks and tobacco. Its textures are velvety-smooth, displaying admirable weight balanced by brisk acidity. A wave of tart wild berry fruits floods the palate, leaving a staining of saline minerals in its wake. Dramatically long and with a hulking structure, the 2015 leaves gripping tannins that resonate under an air of violets and lavender. This is a dark and radiant beauty with a perfect integration of oak.Shelf TalkerFull Page Review
Score: 93Vintage 2015Wine SpectatorSavory hints of tobacco and smoke meet notes of cocoa powder and dried fig in a fragrant thread accenting flavors of baked black cherry and damson plum preserves. Tightly meshed, with firm tannins providing taut structure, yet this is fragrant and appealing now, opening nicely in the glass. Long and minerally on the finish. Best from 2025 through 2034. 400 cases made, 50 cases imported. –ANShelf TalkerFull Page Review
Score: 92Vintage 2015James SucklingDeep, brooding ripeness full of smoky, sweet blackberries, dried fruit, black mushrooms, black chocolate, ash and black sesame. Full-bodied and very structured on the palate with dusty, vertical tannins and a long, ashy finish. Drink or keep holding.Shelf TalkerFull Page Review
Score: 93Vintage 2013Wine AdvocateThe Terredora di Paolo 2013 Taurasi Pago dei Fusi (with 6,500 bottles made) is a wide and sweeping wine with a broad set of aromas. There is cherry confit, vanilla cream, spice, dried blueberry, grilled rosemary and even a hint of aged Parmigiano. This full-bodied red is contemporary and relatively soft (for an Aglianico), thanks to 24 months in barrique.Shelf TalkerFull Page Review
Score: 93Vintage 2013James SucklingA well-aged Taurasi with a savory nose full of decadence with dark mushrooms, bark, tar and Chinese herbal medicine on top of some preserved dark cherries and plums. Quite drying with a full-bodied palate showing lots of powerful, fine-grained tannins. Long, complex finish with a savory, earthy note lingering in the end. Beautiful now.Shelf TalkerFull Page Review
Score: 92Vintage 2013Wine EnthusiastOn the nose this is sanguine and earthy, with notes of cured meat, balsamic vinegar and soy sauce but also rocks and soil with wild berries crushed under foot. The berries perk up on the palate, lifted by a little heat and plenty of acidity, and held in place by tannins that are still holding their integrity at this age.Shelf TalkerFull Page Review
Score: 95Vintage 2012Vinous MediaThe 2012 Taurasi Pago dei Fusi captivates with a bouquet that blends animal musk and earth tones with sweet tobacco, plum sauce and dark chocolate. This is surprisingly racy and sleek. It's savory to the core, with bitter blackberry and exotic spices enhanced by sour citrus. It finishes with outstanding length and structure, as a bump of residual acidity adds a mouthwatering component that provides lovely balance. The depth, complexity and integration of wood are stunning. The 2012 Taurasi Pago dei Fusi is quite an achievement for Terredora di Paolo.Shelf TalkerFull Page Review
Score: 94Vintage 2012James SucklingA genuine, aged Taurasi with berry, walnut, clove, mushroom and mahogany aromas and flavors. It’s full-bodied and dense with lots of intensity and character. Real deal. Delicious now.Shelf TalkerFull Page Review
Score: 93Vintage 2012Wine AdvocateThis is the top-shelf red from Terredora di Paolo and certainly its most late-term release. From a hot and dry vintage, the 2012 Taurasi Pago dei Fusi is beautifully aged and drinking very nicely at the moment. I see no need to wait further. The bouquet revolves around dried cherry and plum, and there are integrated notes of savory smoke and spice. The wine's advanced evolution shows with campfire ash and licorice root, and it would be a nice accompaniment to a Neapolitan "è braciol a’ raù" (meat braciole in a ragù).Shelf TalkerFull Page Review
Score: 94Vintage 2011Wine AdvocateThe top-shelf product from Terredora di Paolo, the 2011 Taurasi Pago dei Fusi, shows depth and an important level of sophistication that gives the wine an air of contemplation and care. The experience starts off slowly with dried berry fruit, crème de cassis, spice, smoke and delicate campfire ash. The wine is linear and polished with a steady, careful approach. The tertiary definition is there, but the wine is still going strong and should hold over the course of the next decade.Shelf TalkerFull Page Review
Score: 92Vintage 2011Wine EnthusiastPipe tobacco, star anise, baking spice, blue flower, menthol and blackberry aromas are front and center in this fragrant red. On the taut, medium-bodied palate, fine-grained tannins give structure to crushed raspberry, juicy Marasca cherry, licorice and a hint of incense. Drink 2021–2031.Shelf TalkerFull Page Review
Score: 92Vintage 2011Vinous MediaDark red. Vibrant aromas of flowers, minerals and red cherry. Big, clean and dense, featuring very pretty, fresh red berry and savory herb flavors. Finishes long and mineral, with ripe tannins.Shelf TalkerFull Page Review
Score: 91Vintage 2011Wine SpectatorA fresh, elegant red, with a layer of ground spice underscoring the crushed cherry, cured tobacco, dried fig and fragrant smoke notes. The fine-grained tannins are well-integrated, providing a supple frame as floral and spice accents play on the finish. Drink now through 2027. 2,000 cases made, 50 cases imported. — ANShelf TalkerFull Page Review
Score: 90Vintage 2011Vinous MediaI’m finding masses of ripe raspberry and cherry fruit in the 2011 Terredora di Paolo Taurasi Pago dei Fusi, complemented by sweet exotic spices, with hints of white smoke and dusty florals, as the Pago dei Fusi morphs from sweet to savory in the glass. On the palate, velvety textures usher in wild berry fruits, with saturating minerals and enlivening acids, as fine tannins slowly mount toward the finale. The finish is long and structured, resonating on spicy dark fruits and saline accents with a savory, herbal twang.Shelf TalkerFull Page Review
Score: 90Vintage 2011James SucklingDried plums, walnuts, leather and tobacco take the nose by storm. Full-bodied, drying and earthy with chewy tannins and a cedary finish. Decadent style. Drink from 2021.Shelf TalkerFull Page Review
Score: 93Vintage 2010Wine EnthusiastAttractive aromas of pipe tobacco, plum and baking spice lead the nose. The tight, elegant palate delivers wild cherry, blackberry, licorice and a hint of mineral framed in austere fine-grained tannins that lend firm structure and polished texture. Fresh acidity provides balance. Give it time to unwind. Drink 2020–2030.Shelf TalkerFull Page Review
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