Vigneti del Vulture Aglianico del Vulture Piano del Cerro 2016
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The color is an intense deep ruby while the aroma is ample and complex, with dominant notes of bitter cherry, aromatic herbs and
distant hints of vanilla and thyme. The result is a wine with a marked personality of silky and highly persistent tannins that are nonetheless never invasive. Hints of chocolate with persistent creamy and fruity final.
Pairs well with red meats, game and mature cheeses.
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Rich aromas of bacon fat, toasted anise and dark cocoa powder ride on the dense dark-berry fruit on the nose. It’s full and creamy on the palate, with concentrated blackcherry and blueberry flavors wrapped in warm, toasty spices. There’s immense lift from the driving acidity and a delightful polish from suave tannins. Drink now–2028.
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Vulture is part of a large area that extends to the north of the Basilicata region, dominated by the austere profile of the Monte Vulture, a non-active volcano. For centuries the volcanoes were thought of as a source of destruction and death, today farmers are compensated for the damage caused by the eruptions of the past centuries by being able to grow vines on the cooled lava which contains an incomparable wealth of minerals, which create the grapes complexity.
To get the best wines, however, require not just great terroir, but it is important to have the grapes that best fit to these lands. Varieties such as Aglianico and Greco have been shown to be able to adapt to these beautifully unspoiled areas, producing wines of great complexity and depth.
Making its home in the mountainous southern Italy, Aglianico is a bold red variety that is late to ripen and often spends until November on the vine. It thrives in Campania as the exclusive variety in the age-worthy red wine called Taurasi. Aglianico also has great success in the volcanic soils of Basilicata where it makes the robust, Aglianico del Vulture. Somm Secret—The name “Aglianico” bears striking resemblance to Ellenico, the Italian word for "Greek," but no evidence shows it has Greek ancestry. However, it first appeared in Italy around an ancient Greek colony located in present-day Avellino, Campania.
Inhabiting the arch of Italy’s boot, this southern, mountainous region has a relatively small amount of vineyard area under vine. Basilicata has one DOCG for its prized red grape, Aglianico, Aglianico del Vulture Superior, which is limited to the slopes of an extinct volcano. The best whites are made of Malvasia bianca.