Tenuta del Portale

Starsa Basilicata IGT Aglianico

8.775 ratings
8.67 pro ratings
Basilicata, Italy
Aglianico
Manchego & Parmesan
Top Notes For
Byron C Mayes

Oh my! Dark garnet purple. Inviting nose of blueberry, blackberry, and ash. Medium plus tannins lead the medium full-bodied palate of dark berry cobbler and more ash. Medium acidity. An impressive southern Italian showing for just thirteen bucks! Cheap enough for pizza. Solid enough for a night out. Drink now through 2023.

Oh my! Dark garnet purple. Inviting nose of blueberry, blackberry, and ash. Medium plus tannins lead the medium full-bodied palate of dark berry cobbler and more ash. Medium acidity. An impressive southern Italian showing for just thirteen bucks! Cheap enough for pizza. Solid enough for a night out. Drink now through 2023.

Jun 2nd, 2021
Brad Mate

Packed with old work charm and structure. Spicy cherry, cedar, tobacco, leather and barnyard. Rustic tannins that have a sour edge. Finished up dry.

Packed with old work charm and structure. Spicy cherry, cedar, tobacco, leather and barnyard. Rustic tannins that have a sour edge. Finished up dry.

4 people found it helpfulJul 24th, 2015
MaJ CappS

A fair example of a grape born from the ashen lands of a volcano. Mint, anise, mountain blueberry. Touch of ozone. Good with food, struggles without.

A fair example of a grape born from the ashen lands of a volcano. Mint, anise, mountain blueberry. Touch of ozone. Good with food, struggles without.

2 people found it helpfulAug 25th, 2015
Will Woodard

This tastes like dirt but in a good way.

This tastes like dirt but in a good way.

2 people found it helpfulNov 29th, 2014
Whit McCullough

Really nice $11 Italian. Will buy again for sure! Sassy with a mix of bacon.

Really nice $11 Italian. Will buy again for sure! Sassy with a mix of bacon.

1 person found it helpfulDec 20th, 2014
Brooke Schiavone

A non-feety Tuscan! Oh my!

A non-feety Tuscan! Oh my!

1 person found it helpfulAug 8th, 2014
Saman Hosseini

Writer Maison Abattoir

8.7

Dry cherry fruit with leather, tobacco, and mineral notes. Finely structured, At huge same price or less than many crianza Riojas, and less monotone.

Dry cherry fruit with leather, tobacco, and mineral notes. Finely structured, At huge same price or less than many crianza Riojas, and less monotone.

1 person found it helpfulNov 20th, 2013
Sofia Horvath

Good acidity and body. Mushroom on the nose. Stone and earth on the palate.

Good acidity and body. Mushroom on the nose. Stone and earth on the palate.

Sep 29th, 2015
Gordon Walker

Hot solventy fusel cherry cough syrup and acai berry

Hot solventy fusel cherry cough syrup and acai berry

Apr 16th, 2015
Saman Hosseini

Writer Maison Abattoir

8.3

Showing good intensity, plenty of licorice, tar, and leather with lean black fruit. Less generous as the past vintage. For dollars more, the anglianco del vulture delivers a significant leap in quality.

Showing good intensity, plenty of licorice, tar, and leather with lean black fruit. Less generous as the past vintage. For dollars more, the anglianco del vulture delivers a significant leap in quality.

Jan 21st, 2015