
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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Azienda Bisceglia Aglianico del Vulture Gudarra 2009Aglianico from Italy
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Mastroberardino Aglianico 2009Aglianico from Campania, Italy
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Vesevo Beneventano Aglianico 2009Aglianico from Italy
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Mastroberardino Radici Taurasi 2009Aglianico from Campania, Italy
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Terredora di Paolo Fatica Contadina Taurasi 2009Aglianico from Italy
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Feudi di San Gregorio Taurasi 2009Aglianico from Campania, Italy
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Cantina del Taburno Aglianico Fidelis 2009Aglianico from Italy
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Vigneti del Vulture Aglianico del Vulture Piano del Cerro 2009Aglianico from Basilicata, Italy
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Rocca del Principe Taurasi 2009Aglianico from Campania, Italy
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Grifalco Aglianico del Vulture Damaschito 2009Aglianico from Basilicata, Italy
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Mastroberardino Naturalis Historia Taurasi 2009Aglianico from Campania, Italy
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Terredora di Paolo Pago Dei Fusi Taurasi 2009Aglianico from Italy
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Terredora di Paolo Aglianico Campania 2009Aglianico from Italy
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Vinosia Irpinia Aglianico 2009Aglianico from Italy
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Il Cancelliere Azienda Vitivinicola Campania Gioviano Aglianico 2009Aglianico from Campania, Italy
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Basilisco Aglianico del Vulture Teodosio 2009Aglianico from Basilicata, Italy
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Gianelli Vineyards Aglianico 2009Aglianico from Sierra Foothills, California
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Feudi di San Gregorio Beneventano Trigaio Rosso 2009Aglianico from Campania, Italy
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Cantine Madonna delle Grazie di Latorraca Guiseppe Aglianico del Vulture Messer Oto 2009Aglianico from Basilicata, Italy
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Azienda Agricola La Casa Dell'Orco Irpinia Aglianico 2009Aglianico from Campania, Italy
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Cantina Giardino Irpinia Drogone Aglianico 2009Aglianico from Campania, Italy
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Cantine del Notaio La Firma Aglianico del Vulture 2009Aglianico from Basilicata, Italy
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Azienda Agricola Eubea Aglianico del Vulture Roinos 2009Aglianico from Basilicata, Italy
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Fattoria La Rivolta Aglianico del Taburno Terra di Rivolta Riserva 2009Aglianico from Campania, Italy
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Masseria Frattasi Aglianico del Taburno Iovi Tonant Riserva 2009Aglianico from Campania, Italy