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$47.52
6 bottles:
$46.80
Rated 93 - This is a very successful aglianico from Basilicata replete with dark but fresh berries; the aromas of...
750ml
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$21.15
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$19.35
Ruby-red coloured wine tending to violet-purple. Soft fruit aroma with a prevalence of plum and morello cherry. Well...
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$21.23
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$20.81
Rated 93 - Aromas of charcoal, grilled meat, blackberry and baked raspberry. Medium-bodied with silky tannins and...
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$21.23
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$20.81
Donna Chiara has a broad aroma, intense and persistent flavors of raspberry jam, elegant.
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Rated 92 - Ashen soils, crushed stone, animal musk, plum and exotic savory spices can all be found in the dark and...
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$32.50
Rated 94 - A balanced and delicious red now with plum and light clove character. Hints of volcanic ash. Full body,...
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$84.85
6 bottles:
$83.15
Rated 92 - This bold aglianico is savory and spicy, but also has really well crafted tannins and lively acidity....
750ml
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$17.74
12 bottles:
$16.85
Rated 93 - Blackberries, smoke, ash, bark, rosemary and olives in brine. This is full-bodied with lightly stemmy yet...
750ml
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$69.20
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$65.60
Rated 92 - Notes of dried herbs, ash, burnt blackberries and tar, as well as a hint of leather. Full-bodied and...
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$26.90
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$26.36
Rated 90 - The 2015 Aglianico Cretarossa takes its time opening in the glass, at first quite herbal and peppery in...
750ml
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$48.00
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$47.04
Rated 93 - The 2012 Taurasi Terzotratto opens with a flourish of dusty black fruits, woodland herbs and smoky crushed...
750ml
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$19.94
12 bottles:
$19.54
Intense ruby red colored wine, dense and opaque. The nose is rich and lingering with hints of ripe fruits, balsamic...
750ml
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$55.94
$59.90
Rated 93 - Inky purple-ruby. Blackberry nectar, violet, red rose, lavender and coriander on the complex nose. Then...
750ml
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$64.88
12 bottles:
$63.58
Rated 94 - Dark and brooding in the glass, the 2015 Taurasi Vigne d'Alto smolders up to show wild herbs, black...
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$34.94
$37.20
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$34.24
Rated 95 - A supremely elegant example of coastal Aglianico. Understated and precise, with lovely acidity and a wave...
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$37.20
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$34.20
Rated 93 - The 2018 Aglianico Cenito is intensely spicy and dark with a display of musky currants, earth tones,...
750ml
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$22.84
$24.40
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$22.56
Ruby red colour with purple hue. Cherries and currant jam to the nose. It is gentle to taste with a hint of spicy and...
Aglianico
The history of the Aglianico grape is an impressive one, and one which takes us back to the earliest days of wine production in Italy. The name itself is a derivation of Ellenico, the Italian word for the Greek Hellenic, and its origins are certainly ancient Greek. Two and a half thousand years ago, the Greek empire was expanding, and Aglianico vines were first brought to Italy (known by the Greeks as Oenotria - land of the wines) at this time. They were mainly planted in southern Italy, in and around the regions of Campania and Basilicata, and thrived there until the late nineteenth century. However, when the phylloxera epidemic struck, the Aglianico grape was almost destroyed forever.
Following the war, Italian grapegrowers went to great lengths to begin replacing the lost Aglianico vines, and by the beginning of the 21st century, there were 35,000 acres of Aglianico vineyards in use in southern Italy. This grape seems to thrive best in volcanic soils, where it takes on plenty of the distinctive character of these fertile lands. It is most celebrated in the DOC regions of Taurasi and Aglianico del Vulture, where it exudes its beautiful intensity and freshness in the hands of the master vintners who work there.