
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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Feudi di San Gregorio Taurasi 2013Aglianico from Campania, Italy
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Mastroberardino Redimore Aglianico 2013Aglianico from Campania, Italy
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Mastroberardino Aglianico 2013Aglianico from Campania, Italy
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Azienda Bisceglia Terra di Vulcano Aglianico del Vulture 2013Aglianico from Italy
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Salvatore Molettieri Cinque Querce Irpinia Aglianico 2013Aglianico from Campania, Italy
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Montevetrano Core Aglianico 2013Aglianico from Italy
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Terredora di Paolo Fatica Contadina Taurasi 2013Aglianico from Italy
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Vigneti del Vulture Pipoli Aglianico del Vulture 2013Aglianico from Basilicata, Italy
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Fattoria La Rivolta Aglianico 2013Aglianico from Campania, Italy
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Tormaresca Bocca di Lupo 2013Aglianico from Puglia, Italy
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Ryme Luna Matta Vineyard Aglianico 2013Aglianico from Paso Robles, Central Coast, California
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Donnachiara Taurasi 2013Aglianico from Campania, Italy
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Vigneti del Vulture Aglianico del Vulture Piano del Cerro 2013Aglianico from Basilicata, Italy
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Terredora di Paolo Aglianico Campania 2013Aglianico from Italy
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Paternoster Aglianico del Vulture Don Anselmo 2013Aglianico from Basilicata, Italy
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Mastroberardino Radici Taurasi 2013Aglianico from Campania, Italy
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Feudi di San Gregorio Aglianico Rubrato 2013Aglianico from Italy
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Tenuta del Portale Aglianico del Vulture 2013Aglianico from Italy
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Masseria Frattasi Aglianico del Taburno Iovi Tonant Riserva 2013Aglianico from Campania, Italy
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Regio Cantina Aglianico del Vulture Donpa 2013Aglianico from Basilicata, Italy
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Tenute Girolamo Puglia Monte dei Cocci Aglianico 2013Aglianico from Puglia, Italy
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Alois Campole Aglianico 2013Aglianico from Campania, Italy
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Nativ Irpinia Aglianico 2013Aglianico from Campania, Italy
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