94 pts Vinous Media (Eric Guido)
The 2020 Taurasi Vigna Quintodecimo wafts up with a captivating bouquet as lavender pastille, sweet smoke and Christmas spice give way to sugar-dusted blackberries. Silken textures sweep across the palate, lifted by cooling acidity, as ripe wild berry fruit swirls beneath an air of sage and violets. This wine remains elegant to the very end, leaving perfectly rounded tannins and a slight citrus tinge. It tapers off structured yet fresh, with nuances of black currant that linger. Pure seduction. - By Eric Guido on September 2025

The new-release reds from Quintodecimo hail from two very warm vintages (2020 and 2022), but they’re all attractive wines. The two 2020 Taurasis possess forward, open-knit personalities married to depths of fruit and sweet tannins. I don’t expect them to be as long-lived as the best years, but they will overdeliver through the next decade or more. The 2022 Aglianico Terra d'Eclano, is a pure pleasure to taste, with the variety’s inherent tannic clout providing plenty of balance. Though the 2024 whites are currently quite backward, they are beautifully balanced; these wines typically age quite well, and I don’t expect the 2024s to be any different.

The Taurasi Vigna Quintodecimo is a cru of two hectares of Aglianico, obtained from the vineyard of the same name, planted in 2001 on the north-west side of the estate. the soil is made up of expandable clay rocks, very rich in limestone. the vineyard, at 420 meters above sea level with a 25% slope and north/west exposure, is cultivated in counter-espalier with spurred cordon pruning and has a planting density of 5,000 vines per hectare. Vigna Quintodecimo is a subtle balance of small fruits, spices and floral notes. Seductive for its class and aromatic intensity, it is completed by tasty and well-expressed tannins in a deep and refined style. It is a wine of extraordinary richness and elegance which reaches its peak within the first twenty years, retaining its characteristics for many years afterwards.

Grape variety: Aglianico 100%
Vineyard:  Vigna Quintodecimo plot inside the Quintodecimo estate. Planted 2001.
Altitude: 420 metres
Exposure: North/West
Soils: Expandable clays rich in limestone.
Viticulture: Planting density 5000 vines/hectare. Counter espalier with spurred cordon pruning. Yeld 1 kg/vine. Manually picked in 15 kg boxes.
Winemaking: After the selection of the grapes, before and after destemming, the crushed grapes, ferment about 20-25 days at 28-30° C.
Aging: The Wines are aged for 24 months in new oak barrels.