Serpico 1999 Feudi di San Gregorio

I have been drinking wine for 6 years now ... and I started after I left Italy. I know it sounds silly as I love italian wines and I did not enjoy them until very late. Well, the Serpico was my first ever wine with a price higher than 20 euros. I heard many things about it and, when I saw one during a visit in Trento 5 years ago, I simply took it. Once you buy one expensive wine ... well, it gets easier. Anyway, we opened it last sunday ... 5 years after! And I was very curious if it was still ok, given the so-and-so reputation of aging for Aglianico.

Feudi di San Gregorio Serpico 1999

Country: Italy
Grapes: 70% Aglianico, 30% Merlot
Winery: link
Price: 40-50 euros

Impressions: The wine still need some decanting. Despite its high price tag, its nose is still the traditional austere and closed one with little hints of oak and alcohol. The taste is very balanced. There is still nice sweetness in the fruit (plums mostly) and traces of vanilla, powder and spices. A very good aglianico with a traditional nose and a very modern taste. Somehow a wine without personality though.

Verdict: A very nice Aglianico, but definitively overpriced and somewhat too international for my taste.

Would I buy it? I did like it, but I would not buy it at its current price..

Rating: 90