The 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.

This 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).

A 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.??–AN??Region: Italy / South / Taurasi Select to Add

The 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.

Eucalyptus and anise notes on the nose carry through to flavors of dried currant and grilled plum. This rich red is fresh and focused, medium- to full-bodied and framed by sculpted tannins. Offers a lasting, minerally finish. Best from 2020 through 2028. 1,666 cases made, 100 cases imported.??–AN??Region: Italy / South / Taurasi Select to Add