
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 2008Aglianico from Italy
- WS
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Azienda Bisceglia Aglianico del Vulture Gudarra 2008Aglianico from Italy
- WS
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Terredora di Paolo Fatica Contadina Taurasi 2008Aglianico from Italy
- JS
- WS
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Vesevo Beneventano Aglianico 2008Aglianico from Italy
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Feudi di San Gregorio Taurasi 2008Aglianico from Campania, Italy
- JS
- WE
- WS
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Di Majo Norante Norante Contado Aglianico 2008Aglianico from Molise, Italy
- RP
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Tormaresca Bocca di Lupo 2008Aglianico from Puglia, Italy
- WS
- WE
- RP
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Terredora di Paolo Pago Dei Fusi Taurasi 2008Aglianico from Italy
- W&S
- WS
- WE
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Donnachiara Irpina Aglianico 2008Aglianico from Italy
- WS
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Terredora di Paolo Aglianico Campania 2008Aglianico from Italy
- RP
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Feudi di San Gregorio Aglianico Rubrato 2008Aglianico from Italy
- RP
- WE
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Feudi di San Gregorio Serpico 2008Aglianico from Italy
- JS
- WE
- RP
- WS
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Mastroberardino Aglianico 2008Aglianico from Campania, Italy
- RP
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Farnese Piano del Cerro Aglianico del Vulture Riserva 2008Aglianico from Basilicata, Italy
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Cantine Madonna delle Grazie di Latorraca Guiseppe Aglianico del Vulture Liscone 2008Aglianico from Basilicata, Italy
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Cantina Giardino Campania Clown Oenologue Aglianico 2008Aglianico from Campania, Italy
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Cantina Giardino Irpinia Drogone Aglianico 2008Aglianico from Campania, Italy
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Salvatore Molettieri Irpinia Cinque Querce Aglianico 2008Aglianico from Campania, Italy
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Cantine Madonna delle Grazie di Latorraca Guiseppe Aglianico del Vulture Drogone d'Altavilla Riserva 2008Aglianico from Basilicata, Italy
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Locatelli Vineyards & Winery Aglianico 2008Aglianico from Paso Robles, Central Coast, California
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Feudi di San Gregorio Aglianico del Vulture 2008Aglianico from Basilicata, Italy
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Macchialupa Campania Aglianico 2008Aglianico from Campania, Italy
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Alovini Aglianico del Vulture Armand 2008Aglianico from Basilicata, Italy
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D'Angelo Aglianico del Vulture Valle del Noce 2008Aglianico from Basilicata, Italy
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Cantina di Venosa Aglianico del Vulture Carato Venusio 2008Aglianico from Basilicata, Italy