Comments on: 2006 Aquila d’Oro Toscana

By: Sum

Sum — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:13:29 +0000

Finally, I’m having the Aquila d’Oro Toscana with some tomato basil spaghetti with TJ’s sweet Italian sausages. It’s just a little paradise in my mouth when they all came together. My wife loved it just as much.

Thanks for the suggestion!

I haven’t tried the Epicuro Aglianico, but I’ll certainly keep an eye on it next time at TJ’s.

By: jason

jason — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:06:03 +0000

I am a fan of the Nero d’ Avola as well. Obviously completely different styles. Have you had the Epicuro Aglianico?

By: Sum

Sum — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:01:17 +0000

Bough my bottle a few weeks ago at TJ’s and your blog inspired me to uncork mine now. Just tasted it, and like you said, light and acidic (but not too acidic, easy to drink). Had a few sips with some cheddar cheese and was quite nice.

I gotta say, I like the TJ’s Nero d’Avola (by Ruggero di Tasso) better at this point, but I’m looking forward to tasting it with some pasta as you suggested and see if magic happens…

By: jason

jason — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:53:05 +0000

Sorry to hear you didn’t enjoy it. Did you have it with a meal? If so what? Are there any Italian wines you like at Trader Joe’s?

By: Gordon Wagner

Gordon Wagner — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:01:26 +0000

Dreadful stuff, start to finish. Tight, narrow-tasting… gaaah.

By: jason

jason — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 03:15:16 +0000

Had a second bottle of this and again enjoyed. Given my looming deadline for the top 10 of March I also had a bottle of the Nero d’ Avola that ranked #9 last month. This one is light with racy acid where as the Nero has much heavier fruit with earthy undertones that make it a much more rustic effort. There may be room for both after all…