Cuomo’s 2006 Furore Riserva blasts across the palate with serious weight and density in its dark red fruit. The Riserva is not a shy wine, but frankly I find more pleasure in the straight Furore as the Riserva comes across as bit overdone. The Riserva is equal parts Per e Palummo (Piedirosso) and Aglianico, aged in new French oak. Anticipated maturity: 2013-2021.
Marisa Cuomo is another Campanian producer making drop-dead gorgeous wines. This small estate is located on the Amalfi Coast, which lends its inimitable ocean influence to the wines.
Importer: Panebianco LLC, New York, NY; tel. (212) 685-7560