
Aglianico
Learn about Aglianico — taste profile, popular regions and more …
Taking its home in the mountainous southern Italian regions of Campania and Basilicata, Aglianico is a bold red variety that needs a long hang time to fully develop and is actually one of the very last of the Italian red varieties to be harvested each year. It often spends until November on the vine and pushing it any faster often leads to rough and untamable tannins.
While maybe not as popular as Brunello or Barolo, among Italy’s noble reds, it certainly can boast the same aging potential. Aglianico also has great success in volcanic soils such as those found in Basilicata where it makes the robust, Aglianico del Vulture. It is also found scattered throughout vineyards in Calabria, Puglia and Molise. Producers in Austrailia and California grow Aglianico with success too.
Tasting Notes for Aglianico
Aglianico is a dry red wine. The best Aglianicos are rustic, earthy and deep in color with dried fig, plum, blackberry, black pepper and dark chocolate. Full of fine-grained tannins, Aglianico has good acidity and an intense, lingering finish.
Perfect Food Pairings for Aglianico
Aglianico is fantastic alongside roasted or grilled meats, anything with black truffles and aged cheeses.
Sommelier Secrets for Aglianico
The name “Aglianico” bears striking resemblance to Ellenico, the Italian word for "Greek," but no evidence shows it having any ancestry in Greece. However, first documentation of its plantings appears around an ancient Greek colony located in the lush hills of present-day Avellino, Campania. It thrives there today as the exclusive variety in the strikingly delicious and age-worthy, red wine called Taurasi.
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Cantina del Taburno Aglianico Fidelis 2005Aglianico from Italy
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Mastroberardino Radici Taurasi 2005Aglianico from Campania, Italy
- RP
- WE
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Feudi di San Gregorio Aglianico Rubrato 2005Aglianico from Italy
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Di Majo Norante Norante Contado Molise Aglianico 2005Aglianico from Italy
- RP
- WE
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Terre dei Re Aglianico del Vulture Divinus 2005Aglianico from Italy
- RP
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Terredora di Paolo Fatica Contadina Taurasi 2005Aglianico from Italy
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Mastroberardino Radici Taurasi Riserva 2005Aglianico from Campania, Italy
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Terredora di Paolo Pago Dei Fusi Taurasi 2005Aglianico from Italy
- RP
- WS
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Salvatore Molettieri Irpinia Cinque Querce Aglianico 2005Aglianico from Campania, Italy
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Farnese Piano del Cerro Aglianico del Vulture Riserva 2005Aglianico from Basilicata, Italy
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Mustilli Sant'Agata dei Goti Cesco di Nece Aglianico 2005Aglianico from Campania, Italy
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Basilisco Aglianico del Vulture 2005Aglianico from Basilicata, Italy
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Paternoster Aglianico del Vulture Don Anselmo 2005Aglianico from Basilicata, Italy
- RP
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Cantina Giardino Irpinia Nude Aglianico 2005Aglianico from Campania, Italy
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Cantine Borgo di Colloredo Terre degli Osci Aglianico 2005Aglianico from Molise, Italy
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D'Angelo Aglianico del Vulture Valle del Noce 2005Aglianico from Basilicata, Italy
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Paternoster Aglianico del Vulture Synthesi 2005Aglianico from Basilicata, Italy