An unmistakable Aglianico bouquet of crushed rocks, flowery underbrush, ash, black olive and musky currants wafts up from the 2016 Taurasi Riserva Puro Sangue. It’s soft-textured yet racy in style, with stimulating acidity that enlivens its wild berry fruits as inner earth tones and savory herbs cascade throughout. The 2016 is almost juicy in style and quite complex, yet structured all the same. A web of edgy tannins and black licorice lingers, neatly balanced by sour citrus. While the 2016 is painfully young, I simply can’t pull myself away from the glass. Lovers of old-school Taurasi will absolutely love this.