Below are the notes on the wines tasted at Radici del Sud. They were all tasted blind, and in the order listed.
CAMPANIA – FALANGHINA
Brilliant straw. Quite ripe and with a nice spicy layer and hint...
Brilliant straw yellow. Very low key with a sweet layer of...
Sweet ripe lemon and pear fruit. Good focus and length and seems...
Spicy and almost balsamic and not really fruit driven. A little...
Closed and a little unwilling but with a pretty grapefruit...
Straw yellow. Nose hinting at rich ripe fruit and with a hint of...
Straw yellow. Meaty and a little developed on the nose. Perfumed...
Very savoury while the fruit seems a little hidden. Bitter...
PUGLIA – INDIGENOUS WHITE VARIETIES
Medicinal and not entirely right on the nose. A little soapy...
Very sweet and perfumed, not unlike a sweet wine. Honeyed too...
Malvasia Bianca di Lecce. Sweet but holding back on the nose...
Malvasia Bianca. Oxidised on the nose and then quite assertive...
Straw yellow. A little reductive and sweet. Bitter sweet citrus...
Bianco di Alessano. A little grubby on the nose, creamy and...
50% Verdeca, 35% Bianco d’Alessano, 15% Fiano. Adventurous blend...
Verdeca. Sweet and ripe yellow fruit. Viable, commercial quality...
Verdeca. Savoury and with a distinct note of rose petal, but the...
90% Verdeca, 10% Minutolo. A little sweaty, then spicy, rather...
Greco Mascolino, Greco Malvasia. Intense straw yellow. Rich and...
Negroamaro vinified as a white. Palish yellow, stands out...
Moscato. Straw yellow. Intense sweet and immediate, perfumed...
Moscato Reale. Intense straw yellow. Medicinal while the...
BASILICATA – INDIGENOUS WHITE VARIETIES
Fiano. Straw yellow. Vegetal on the nose and distinct oxidative...
Moscato. Palish straw yellow. Reductive and sweaty and a little...
CAMPANIA – GRECO BIANCO
Immediate creaminess on the nose. CO2 attack on the palate...
Quite deep yellow – premature development? Subdued on the nose...
Straw yellow. Reductive and just a little cabbagy with hints of...
Intense straw. Confused nose of yoghurt and lemony, tropical...
Quite deep yellow. Earthy and a little nutty on the nose, and a...
PUGLIA – BOMBINO BIANCO
Bombino Bianco. First sample was corked, this one seems rushing...
Bombino Bianco. Intense yellow. Hints at ripe, tropical fruit...
Bombino Bianco. Straw yellow with a coppery tinge. Reductive and...
PUGLIA – FIANO
Fiano. Straw yellow. Lifted thyme and lemon nose and brooding...
Fiano. Straw yellow. At first seems like an oaked wine on the...
Fiano. Straw yellow. Sour sweet and ripe yellow fruit and rather...
Fiano. Pale straw. Hints of rose petal on the nose. A little...
Fiano. Ripe and concentrated with integrated acidity. Sweet...
Fiano. Pale straw. Hint of smoke and ripe citrus fruit. Zippy...
Fiano. Straw yellow. Reductive nose. Bitter grapefruit palate...
Fiano. Straw yellow. Ripe and almost open-knit yellow fruit nose...
Fiano. Sweet, but not really in any way remarkable in spite of...
Fiano. Palish straw. Creamy vanilla nose, a little tarted up...
Fiano. Reductive, nutty, then sweet sour. Quite intensely sweet...
PUGLIA – MINUTOLO
Straw yellow. Talcum and ripe yellow fruit. Full yellow fruit on...
Minutolo. Sweet-sour, ripe tropical fruit nose and a little...
Spicy and savoury and lurking sweetness. Already quite developed...
Minutolo. Straw yellow. Perfumed and creamy with a hint of...
Minutolo. A little sweaty and almost a little dirty. Certainly...
SICILY – CATARRATTO
60% Catarratto, 40% Inzolia. Straw yellow. Soft and a little...
Catarratto. Pale straw. Very catchy, not unlike Sauvignon Blanc...
70% Catarratto, 30% Carricante. Pale straw. Typical sweet ripe...
Straw yellow. A little tight, perhaps just reductive. And the...
50% Catarrato, 50% Inzolia. Palish straw. Still a little subdued...
Catarratto. Straw yellow. Round and mellow palate with the...
Catarratto. Just straw yellow. Typical round Catarratto nose and...
Catarratto. Quite deep straw, almost like it is oxidised. Very...
60% Carricante, 40% Catarratto. Brilliant straw yellow...
CAMPANIA – FIANO
Brilliant straw. Talcum, perfumed nose. With aeration a touch of...
Fiano. Straw yellow. Creamy and sweet and still a little subdued...
Straw yellow. Sweetly perfumed, like very ripe fruit but with a...
Straw yellow. Quite powerful, sweet and savoury fruit nose...
Pale straw. Very subdued, and very closed on the fruit but with...
Quite deep straw yellow. Rich, sweet yellow fruit jelly. Flint...
Straw yellow. Reductive and almost a little grubby. Lemony fruit...
Brilliant straw yellow. Very savoury and spicy and smoky/spicy...
Quite deep yellow. Sweet and very ripe and intense. Attractive...
Brilliant straw yellow. Lemon and orange pith, and great...
PUGLIA – ROSÉ FROM INDIGENOUS VARIETIES
Bombino Nero. Pale salmon pink. Subdued strawberry nose...
Bombino Nero. Pale salmon. Quite heady and sweet on the nose...
Bombino Nero. Pale fuchsia and a little artificial looking. A...
Bombino Nero. Pale strawberry. Slow and a little dark on the...
Montepulciano. Pale salmon. Strawberry fruit nose with a hint of...
Montepulciano. Pale salmon. Quite vinous, almost like a red wine...
Nero di Troia. Artificial looking palest of fuchsia. Quite...
Nero di Troia. Palest red, or deepest rosé, depending on how you...
Nero di Troia. Pale old pink. Very backward and very little...
Negroamaro. Palest salmon. White fruit nose (!). Spritzy attack...
Negroamaro. Pale fuchsia. Fairly neutral and inoffensive, with a...
Negroamaro. Pale fuchsia. Creamy but not really expressive on...
Negroamaro. Salmon pink. Is it just me or does this stuff numb...
Negroamaro. Pale salmon. Spritzy and a little spicy. Not making...
Negroamaro. Pale salmon. Intense, spicy and sweet nose. Sweet...
Negroamaro. Palest fuchsia. A little bit jammy and very spritzy...
Negroamaro. Pale salmon. Spicy more than fruity and not entirely...
Negroamaro. Palest fuchsia. A little jammy and hint of spice...
70% Negroamaro, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon. Pale salmon. A little...
Primitivo. Pale fuchsia. Sweet strawberry and spice on the nose...
Primitivo. Pale fuchsia. Just a little stalky and reductive at...
Primitivo. Pale fuchsia. Oxidative browning apple nose. A little...
Primitivo. Pale salmon. Very grubby and almost dirty. Creamy and...
BASILICATA – ROSÉ FROM INDIGENOUS VARIETIES
Aglianico. Pale salmon. Peppery strawberry nose. Prickling...
Very pale fuchsia. Full, rich palate and not overtly complex but...
CALABRIA AND SICILY – ROSÉ FROM INDIGENOUS VARIETIES
Gaglioppo. Orange pink. A little wild on the nose, meaty and...
Gaglioppo. Pale salmon. Lifted soft strawberry, and a little...
Gaglioppo. Pale salmon. Intense and almost a little rich. Bitter...
Gaglioppo. Pale fuchsia. A little bit artificial and metallic on...
Magliocco Canino. Pale salmon. Lifted, peppery and with a fine...
Magliocco. Pale fuchsia. Sweet creamy strawberry fruit. Must...
Nero d’Avola. Pale salmon. Lively, peppery nose with notes of...
Nerello Mascalese. Palest of ruby. Leafy notes and Marasca...
PUGLIA – INDIGENOUS RED VARIETIES
Malvasia Nera. Just mid ruby with broad orange tinged rim. Round...
48% Nero di Troia, 52% Montepulciano. Purplish ruby. Soft, sweet...
Montepulciano. Mid-deep ruby with orange rim. Already mature on...
Susumaniello. Quite deep ruby youthful looking. Seductive oak...
PUGLIA – NERO DI TROIA
Nero di Troia. Mid ruby with violet tinge. Sweet and beguiling...
Nero di Troia. Youthful violet tinged ruby. Interesting nose...
Nero di Troia. Just mid ruby with violet tinges. Intense and...
Nero di Troia. Impenetrable deep crimson. Interesting but...
Nero di Troia. Mid ruby with violet tinges. Not hugely...
Nero di Troia. Impenetrable ruby. Formulaic vanilla and dark...
Nero di Troia. Mid crimson. Malt and iron, red fruit and a...
Nero di Troia. Mid ruby with orange rim. Delightfully rustic and...
Consultant is Luigi Moio. Mid ruby showing the first orange...
Nero di Troia. Mid ruby with orange tinges. Quite balsamic with...
Nero di Troia. Mid ruby, just beginning to show some orange...
Nero di Troia. Quite deep ruby with orange tinges. Pretty nose...
Nero di Troia. Mid ruby with orange tinges. Rustic leathery nose...
Nero di Troia. Almost impenetrable ruby with orange tinges. The...
PUGLIA – NEGROAMARO
Negroamaro. Youthful mid ruby. Quite intensely sweet on the nose...
Negroamaro. Deep ruby with the beginning of orange on the nose...
Negroamaro. Palish ruby. Sweet fragrant, playful strawberry nose...
Negroamaro. Concentrated ruby with the beginning of orange...
Negroamaro. Deep crimson. Waxy vanilla fruit, and the oak adds...
Negroamaro. Mid ruby with the beginning of orange. Balsamic and...
Negroamaro. Almost impenetrable ruby. Modern but well grafted...
Negroamaro. Concentrated mid ruby. A little vegetal on the nose...
Deep ruby with orange tinges. Oak spice and a hint of fennel...
Negroamaro. Impenetrable blackish purple. Rich, sweet dense...
Negroamaro. Mid ruby with the beginning of orange on the rim. A...
Negroamaro. Deep, youthful ruby. A little recipe-like with very...
80% Negroamaro, 20% Malvasia Nera. Deep ruby with orange tinges...
90% Negroamaro, 10% Malvasia Nera. Impenetrable, almost blackish...
50% Negroamaro, 50% Primitivo. Primitivo used as softening agent...
80% Negroamaro, 20% Malvasia Nera. Dark ruby with orange tinges...
Negroamaro. Mid ruby and beginning to mature. Pronounced iron...
80% Negroamaro. 20% Montepulciano. Mature looking mid ruby with...
Negroamaro. Just mid ruby with orange rim. Developed nose with...
80% Negroamaro, 20% Malvasia Nera. Deep ruby with the beginning...
70% Negroamaro, 15% Sangiovese, 15% Malvasia Nera. Impenetrable...
Negroamaro. Mid ruby with orange rim. Overpoweringly malty and...
Negroamaro. Mid ruby with orange tinges. Raisiny nose and stewed...
90% Negroamaro, 10% Malvasia Nera. Maturing ruby with orange rim...
Negroamaro. Mid ruby with orange rim. Nutty and malty and a...
CALABRIA – MAGLIOCCO
Magliocco. Mid crimson. Leafy sweet raspberry and cherry fruit...
Magliocco. Deep ruby with the beginning of orange on the nose...
Magliocco, Greco Nero. Deep crimson. A little bit balsamic from...
Magliocco. Youthful mid ruby. Vanilla, leather, spicy fruit...
Magliocco. Mid ruby with the first orange tinges turning up...
Magliocco Canino. Just mid ruby with watery orange tinged rim...
SICILY – NERO D'AVOLA
Mid ruby. Spicy with notes of damson. Succulent and quite light...
Mid crimson. A little stalky and reductive at first...
Mid ruby, youthful looking. Sweetly perfumed on the nose with a...
Nero d’Avola. Mid crimson. Pronounced leafy strawberry and...
Nero d’Avola. Violet crimson. Pronounced, lifted nose of...
Mid to deep ruby with orange tinges. Quite oxidised and with...
Salvo Foti is Castellaro’s consultant. Corinto, Nero d’Avola and...
Nero d’Avola. Mid ruby with orange tinges. Quite stalky and a...
Nero d’Avola. Mid crimson. Compact fruit and a little locked on...
Nero d’Avola. Deep crimson. Very leafy fruit with a perfumed...
Nero d’Avola. Mid to deep crimson. Reductive on the nose and a...
Nero d’Avola. Impenetrable purple ruby. Clichéd oak nose. Very...
Deep ruby with orange tinges. Lifted raspberry nose and...
Nero d’Avola. Mid ruby with orange rim. Damson and sour cherry...
CAMPANIA – AGLIANICO
Violet crimson. Just a little leathery and a touch herbal. Hung...
Aglianico. Mid to deep ruby. A little herbaceous but fine. Fine...
Aglianico. Mid crimson. Fine oak and spiced cherry nose...
Aglianico, Piedirosso. Almost impenetrable crimson. The obvious...
Mid crimson. Just a little leathery and savoury on the nose...
Aglianico. Impenetrable violet ruby. Leafy fruit and lots of...
Aglianico. Just mid violet ruby. Raspberry and damson jam...
Aglianico. Deep ruby with the beginning of orange on the rim...
Mid ruby. A little leathery – Brett? Sweet fruit but not really...
Deep, healthy looking ruby. Pretty, lifted sour cherry nose and...
Aglianico. Mid ruby with orange rim. Balsamic cherry, complex...
Aglianico. Impenetrable ruby. Lifted cherry nose, and with great...
Almost impenetrable ruby with orange rim. Kitchen spice, vanilla...
BASILICATA...
