Contrade di Taurasi (Cantine Lonardo)
Irpinia Aglianico
Irpinia, Avellino, Campania, Italy
Aglianico
Manchego & Parmesan
Top Notes For
My kind of Aglianico- that remarkable squid black color, grippy on palate with raw tannins receding but gnawing, nipping at your heels. Went perfectly with roast carrots & marscapone, homemade tagliatelle & braised chicken, & Milanese. Plus a QPR on restaurant wine list for 52$.
My kind of Aglianico- that remarkable squid black color, grippy on palate with raw tannins receding but gnawing, nipping at your heels. Went perfectly with roast carrots & marscapone, homemade tagliatelle & braised chicken, & Milanese. Plus a QPR on restaurant wine list for 52$.
Jan 30th, 2023Wine date night with the girls in Winter 2015. We thoroughly enjoyed this 2010 vintage.
Wine date night with the girls in Winter 2015. We thoroughly enjoyed this 2010 vintage.
2 people found it helpfulFeb 21st, 2015Still pretty tannic and needing food...but food-friendly just the same.
Still pretty tannic and needing food...but food-friendly just the same.
Nov 13th, 2015Weirdly fruity, almost none of the herbaceous and earthy qualities I love in an Aglianico.
Weirdly fruity, almost none of the herbaceous and earthy qualities I love in an Aglianico.
Jul 9th, 20152011 vintage. For me personally this is the best entry level #aglianico around.
2011 vintage. For me personally this is the best entry level #aglianico around.
Jun 11th, 2015Very tannic, some smoke, menthol, washing down ribs like a champ. Refined wine though.
Very tannic, some smoke, menthol, washing down ribs like a champ. Refined wine though.
Jun 9th, 2013