Comments on: 2005 Epicuro Aglianico

By: The Chronic Critic » The Tudors: Season 1

The Chronic Critic » The Tudors: Season 1 — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:04:58 +0000

[...] of the season? Some killer wine courtesy of my good bud, Trader Joe. It’s this Italian red, Epicuro Aglianico 2006, which rings up at $4.99. A very good wine definitely worth more than it costs. It’s nice to find [...]

By: MJ

MJ — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 23:06:43 +0000

I have been a fan of Trader Joes wines for years now because frankly, you never know what you’re going to get. Epicuro, ‘Silver Label’ as I call it, is one of my favorite (under $10.00) wines. I am drinking the 2008 crop now and it is fantastic. If I didn’t know any better, I would pay at least $15.99 for this wine.

By: ANGEL

ANGEL — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 23:11:10 +0000

I recently had a bottle of 06 and it was great! I went back and only found 09 so I bought a couple bottles and did not like it at all.

By: GIOVANNI

GIOVANNI — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 19:47:55 +0000

i have the best AGLIANICO , beaucouse the aglianico is not from benevento but……. contact me and we talk about , i’m distibutor and wines and olive oil .

distinti saluti DE BENEDICTIS GIOVANNI
ITALIA

By: Niall (rhymes with real)

Niall (rhymes with real) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:27:11 +0000

I found this blog by Googling Epicurio wines because I was wondering if others found them to be such a buy or if I just had very strange taste. I got this notion of buying one bottle of every $4.99 red wine TJs had being reasonably confident there would be nothing undrinkable and hoping for one that really stood out as a case buy. The Epicurios (all that I found as I have not seen the ’06) did it for me. I have to go into the $10 plus range to do better and, seeing I work at Wal-Mart, that seldom happens. I just dread the day TJ’s runs out.

By: buonaserah

buonaserah — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 03:37:11 +0000

Recently stocked up on a few bottles of the 2007… Was looking for a $5 replacement red to keep me from drinking all of my Chariot Gypsy stash and this one fits the bill. Didn’t see the Nero at my local So-Cal spot last night but will keep my eyes peeled.

By: jason

jason — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 22:10:06 +0000

Epicuro now has a Nero d' Avola! That makes my day. Having to try hard not to run out to Trader Joe's right now. I quite enjoyed the Archero offering so can't wait to get my hands on this one!

By: Jesse Porter

Jesse Porter — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 11:51:17 +0000

Jason, I think you’ll love the ’06. I never tried the ’05, but the current vintage is one of my absolute favorites at the Teedge these days (along with the Gypsy… but you know my feelings on that).

I’m actually drinking a very exciting bottle as I write this: it’s the 2006 Epicuro Nero d’Avola, which just appeared on the shelves of my local Teedge today! I was there to buy three or four bottles of the Aglianico, but I was thrilled to see one of my favorite grape varietals offered by my favorite budget Italian producer! Like the others, this is also $4.99.

The good news is that this is pretty delicious, and well worth the investment. It’s an extremely rustic expression of what’s already often a rustic grape. If you like your reds a little rough-edged, you won’t mind this monster. It’s opaque in the glass; the nose smells like fresh roses and firewood, and the pal tastes of cranberries and baking chocolate. It’s been out now for two hours, and it’s only starting to smooth out around the edges. However, I found it softened up really nicely when paired with some sharp cheddar. A real winner!

I think I’ll stock up on both this bottle (as long as it lasts) AND the Aglianico — both kind of rough and juicy in their own ways, but definitely displaying their own strong and unique personalities.

By: jason

jason — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:12:12 +0000

@Marty I do have a bottle of the ’06 here right now but have yet to try it. I’ll do so at my next chance and let you know my thoughts!

By: Marty

Marty — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:56:51 +0000

I recently had this Agliancio at a friend’s house and we were all raving how amazing it was for the price. My friend said she only found the one bottle at her TJ. My local TJ had tons of it so naturally I stocked up on it. I just had my first glass tonight, still good but it didn’t seem to pack the same “punch” as my first encounter.

My vintage is 2006 and I realize you’ve been reviewing the 2005. Perhaps her bottle was 2005 as well. Have you tried the 2006 yet? Curious to know how it compared for you.

It could also be that drinking wine w/ a friend is always more memorable and enjoyable than drinking it alone.