Aglianico del Vulture

Made by Elena Fucci
Frank and enjoyably simple
A smooth Vulture ready to go by the glass
Maybe not superlong, but extremely well made

Yeap. Great winemaker behind the co-op scene.

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Elena Fucci is the sorceress of Aglianico—her wines are always true to the variety and her volcanic terroir - intense, raw, wild, savory, stinky and spicy - big and polished, but never overextracted or overoaked. SCEG manages to distill the best parts of her ageworthy iconic Titolo into a fun sized week night package: more of that plummy, black fruit and softer, friendlier tannins. The sotto bosco is still there — porcini mushroom, bay leaf, thyme, wet black rocks — along with licorice, the aforementioned fruits and so much pepper (a reminder that Syrah and aglianico share the same family tree)

Earth and ash nose, big volcanic profile. Tannic. Called Tempranillo or Aglianico

Dark spices, tobacco and leather, and a nice mix of blueberry and blackberry.

Cherries, moth balls.

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