
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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Mastroberardino Radici Taurasi Riserva 2006Aglianico from Campania, Italy
- RP
- W&S
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Elena Fucci Aglianico del Vulture Titolo 2006Aglianico from Italy
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Azienda Bisceglia Aglianico del Vulture Gudarra 2006Aglianico from Italy
- JS
- WS
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Salvatore Molettieri Taurasi Vigna Cinque Querce 2006Aglianico from Campania, Italy
- WS
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Feudi di San Gregorio Aglianico Rubrato 2006Aglianico from Italy
- RP
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Cantina del Taburno Aglianico Fidelis 2006Aglianico from Italy
- RP
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Tormaresca Bocca di Lupo 2006Aglianico from Puglia, Italy
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Vesevo Beneventano Aglianico 2006Aglianico from Italy
- RP
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Mastroberardino Radici Taurasi Riserva 2006Aglianico from Campania, Italy
- WE
- WS
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Mastroberardino Aglianico 2006Aglianico from Campania, Italy
- WE
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Terredora di Paolo Fatica Contadina Taurasi 2006Aglianico from Italy
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Farnese Piano del Cerro Aglianico del Vulture Riserva 2006Aglianico from Basilicata, Italy
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Masseria Frattasi Aglianico del Taburno Iovi Tonant Riserva 2006Aglianico from Campania, Italy
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D'Angelo Aglianico del Vulture Donato 2006Aglianico from Basilicata, Italy
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Ocone - Agricola del Monte Aglianico del Taburno Diomede 2006Aglianico from Campania, Italy
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D'Angelo Aglianico del Vulture Valle del Noce 2006Aglianico from Basilicata, Italy
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Ocone - Agricola del Monte Aglianico del Taburno Anastasi 2006Aglianico from Campania, Italy
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Rivera Castel del Monte Cappellaccio Riserva Aglianico 2006Aglianico from Puglia, Italy
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Feudi di San Gregorio Taurasi 2006Aglianico from Campania, Italy
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D'Angelo Basilicata Sacravite Rosso Aglianico 2006Aglianico from Basilicata, Italy
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Ocone - Agricola del Monte Aglianico del Taburno Vigna Pezza La Corte 2006Aglianico from Campania, Italy
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Cantine Caggiano Irpinia Salae Domini Aglianico 2006Aglianico from Campania, Italy
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Mustilli Sant'Agata dei Goti Cesco di Nece Aglianico 2006Aglianico from Campania, Italy
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Cantina Giardino Irpinia Nude Aglianico 2006Aglianico from Campania, Italy
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Cantine Madonna delle Grazie di Latorraca Guiseppe Aglianico del Vulture Aglianico 2006Aglianico from Basilicata, Italy