Made in a late-harvest, Amarone-like style, Taurino's 1994 Patriglione offers scents and flavors of melted asphalt, old saddle leather, licorice, and earth with sweet cherry fruit in the background. Although broad and dense, it is not as interesting, fresh or lively as Taurino's Notarpanaro reviewed in the Best Buy report in issue #136. It takes a cultivated palate to fully appreciate this 1994, hence, readers weaned on modern-styled wines take heed. It should drink well for 3-4 years. A Leonardo Locascio Selection, Winebow, Hohokus, NJ; tel. (201) 445-0620