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Contrada Michele Hirpus (Taurasi)
Taurasi · Italy
Fact sheet
- Type
- Other
- Grape
- Aglianico
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Taurasi
- Appellation
- Taurasi
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- high
- Tannin
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
mole mexicano · churrasco · ragu de cordeiro · queijo pecorino
Rated vintages
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200486 pts
The wine opens with thick, purple concentration and segues to earthy aromas of asphalt, tar and mineral backed by dark fruit, prune and berry. It's a strange wine with too much emphasis on those heavy resin and tar notes but it would pair well with Mexican chocolate mole sauce.