Aglianico

Aglianico

Aglianico's origins are Greek (the name is a dialect version of the word Ellenico, the Italian word for Hellenic) and its was originally planted in the Campania and Basilicata regions of southern Italy over 2,500 years ago when southern Italy was a Greek colony known as Magna Graecia or Oenotria.

The grapes thrived until the late 19th century when it was almost destroyed by phylloxera. Since the war plantings have gradually increased and there were about 13,000 ha/32,000 acres of Aglianico planted at the last official count, in 1990.

The grape seems to prefer soils of volcanic origin, as well as dry and sunny location, and achieves its finest results in the two DOCs of Taurasi in Campania and Aglianico del Vulture in Basilicata. It is an early budding, late ripening variety and in the right hands can produce very long-lived wines of intensity and finesse. In the past young Aglianico wines were often fiercely tannic and harsh - fortunately improved techniques in both the vineyard and winery have led to fresher and riper wine being made that are eminently approachable in youth but also still improve with bottle age.

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Item Case format   Availability Price per case
BBX marketplace BBX 6 x 75cl bottles BBX
1 case £300.00
BBX
2009 Taurasi Poliphemo, Luigi Tecce, Paternopoli, Campania
Red
2009
Drink, at peak
Full Bodied
Dry
14.0% Alcohol
BBX marketplace BBX 6 x 75cl bottles BBX
1 case £300.00
BBX
2012 Terra di Lavoro, Galardi, Campania, Italy
Red
2012
Drink, youthful
Full Bodied
Dry
13.5% Alcohol
BBX marketplace BBX 1 x 300cl double magnum BBX
1 case £336.00
BBX
2007 Terra di Lavoro, Galardi, Campania, Italy
Red
2007
Drink, at peak
Full Bodied
Dry
14.0% Alcohol
BBX marketplace BBX 6 x 75cl bottles BBX
1 case £250.00
BBX
2006 Stupor Mundi, Aglianico del Vulture, Carbone, Basilicata, Italy
Red
2006
Drink, at peak
Full Bodied
Dry
14.0% Alcohol
BBX marketplace BBX 6 x 75cl bottles BBX
1 case £275.00
BBX
2004 Pago dei Fusi, Terredora, Campania, Italy
Red
2004
Drink, at peak
Full Bodied
Dry
13.5% Alcohol
BBX marketplace BBX 6 x 75cl bottles BBX
Damaged Labels Slightly Damaged Carton
1 case £170.00
Damaged Labels Slightly Damaged Carton
BBX
2010 Il Sigillo, Cantine Del Notaio, Basilicata, Italy
Red
2010
Drink up
Full Bodied
Dry
14.5% Alcohol
BBX marketplace BBX 6 x 75cl bottles BBX
1 case £250.00
BBX
2008 Taurasi, Radici, Riserva, Mastroberardino, Campania, Italy
Red
2008
Drink, at peak
Medium Bodied
Dry
13.5% Alcohol
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BBX marketplace BBX 6 x 75cl bottles BBX
1 case £210.00
BBX marketplace BBX 6 x 75cl bottles BBX
1 case £220.00
BBX marketplace BBX 1 x 300cl double magnum BBX
1 case £165.00
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2011 Terra di Lavoro, Galardi, Campania, Italy
Red
2011
Drink, at peak
Full Bodied
Dry
14.0% Alcohol