2017 Elena Fucci Aglianico del Vulture Titolo, Italy, Basilicata, Vulture, Wine Review

From the arch of Italy's boot, some of the best Aglianico wines come from here. Purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose has black cherries, black raspberries, char and spice. Full bodied. Medium to firm tannins. Great balance and acidity. On the palate, this is drinking well now. Flavors of black raspberries and black cherries with underlying char. Long finish. This is great on its own but better with food. Almost anything grilled. It would work well with grilled squash. Drink over the nexxt five to eight years.

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Aglianico del Vulture: The Basilicata Region Produces One of the Great Undiscovered Wines of Italy

All the way down at the southern end of Italy, in the arch of the boot, is the region of Basilicata. It is sparsely populated with sturdy peoples of very old traditions. The people who reside there often call their region by the ancient Roman name of Lucanta. The wine making and drinking traditions there predate Rome. One of the oldest and best wines made there is from the Aglianico grape. It is called Aglianico del Vulture. In fact, it is one of the great-undiscovered wines of Italy. This is most likely due to the isolated position of Basilicata and lack of tourism.

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2020 Elena Fucci Aglianico del Vulture Titolo, Italy, Basilicata, Wine Review

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2020

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$45.00USD

Italy has so many great women winemaker's and this is another one. Made from the Aglianico grape in Italy's boot. Deep garnet in color, mostly opaque and bright. The nose has black cherries, cassis, dark chocolate, forest floor and slight spice. Medium to full bodied. Medium tannins. Good balance and acidity. On the palate, nice texture. Flavors of black cherries, chocolate, spice and slight earthiness. Great finish. This is great on its own but even better with food. It would work well with Pasta with Beef but also a Cheesy Pizza. Drink over the next six to ten years.

2015 Cantine del Notaio Aglianico del Vulture Il Repertorio, Italy, Basilicata, Wine Review

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2015

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A-

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$40.00USD

This is a very nice wine made from the Aglianico grape in southern Italy (think the arch of the foot). Aglianico can be one of the more tannic grapes. It often needs a lot of cellaring to come around but also can be quite long lived. Purple in color, slight ruby rim. The nose is nice with black cherries, black pepper, roasted herbs, and slight anise. On the palate, this has strong tannins. Bright black cherry fruit with good acidity. This will need at least five years to show much and better to give it ten. It should be good for another ten to fifteen, at least, after that. It is v

2016 Re Manfredi - Terre degli Svevi Aglianico del Vulture, Italy, Basilicata, Wine Review

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2016

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$35.00USD

This is made from the Aglianico grape in the arch of the boot in Italy. Purple in color, ruby at the rim, opaque and bright. The nose is deep with black cherries, plums, spice, char and slight anise. Full bodied. Medium tannins. Well balance. Nice texture. On the palate, this is tasty with black cherries and plums over some spice and smoke. Long finish. This is great on its own and will work very well with most foods (not seafood). It went great with a Margherita Pizza. Drink over the next eight to fifteen years.

2008 Paternoster Aglianico del Vulture Don Anselmo, Italy, Basilicata, Wine Review

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2008

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This is 100% Aglianico from Basilicata (the arch of the boot) in southern Italy. Don Anselmo is the grandfather of the current owners and the person who started the winery. This is their top bottling. Purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose is great. Black cherries, cherries, balsamic, spice and leather. Full bodied. Tannins are present but mostly integrated. Great balance. On the palate, this is delicious with black cherry fruit, tobacco, forest floor, dust and slight char. Long finish. Complex and deep. This drinks great on its own but really needs food. This would work

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