Galardi Roccamonfina Terra di Lavoro Magnum (150 cl) 2009

Wine Spectator:
Score: 92
Issue Feb 29, 2012
Tasting Note
This compact, smoky red features a core of tightly wound raspberry, blackberry and cherry skin notes. Full-bodied, yet fresh, with silky tannins and a firm, smoky minerality driving the fine finish. Aglianico and Piedirosso. Best from 2013 through 2023. 2,700 cases made.

Wine Advocate :
Rating: 93
Drink Date
2017 – 2029
Issue Date
2nd May 2011
Source
195, The Wine Advocate
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.

Wine Advocate :
Rating 86?
Drink Date
2015 – 2018
Issue Date
30th Apr 2015
Source
218, The Wine Advocate
The 2009 Roccamonfina Terra di Lavoro is the most problematic wine in this mini vertical. The nose is closed and less expressive. There are distant notes of Band Aid that will probably worsen with time. The 2009 vintage was a hot one and you can feel some of the fruit ripeness underneath. The style is oxidative with dried cherry, herbs, fennel seed and cardamom. Fine tannins and good structure drive the mouthfeel, but there is a sudden blast of bitter cherry on the close. My impression is that this wine is fading fast.

Vinous :
Rating : 93
Drinking Window: 2017-2029
Review Date: Jun-18
Terra di Lavoro is usually a huge wine in its youth, but not so in 2009. This is one of the most open, approchable 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, approachable 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.