Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The organic Elena Fucci 2022 Aglianico del Vulture Titolo by Amphora (in the bottle with the reddish label) is a full-bodied wine with dark fruit, savory spice and an earthy side that comes through thanks to fermentation in amphorae and aging in clay vessels for an additional 18 months. This talented young winemaker is always on the cutting edge of the small Basilicata wine scene. It's a shame there aren't more enterprising winemakers like her in this wildly beautiful and unexplored region. This is a release of 1,830 bottles.
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Vinous
The 2022 Aglianico del Vulture Titolo by Amphora entices with a hauntingly dark bouquet that blends citrus-tinged blackberries with crushed rocks, ash and hints of camphor. This soothes with its round textures and brisk acidity as a cascade of red and black fruits ride a stream of cooling acidity. While tannic, the 2022 maintains fantastic energy, tapering off long and mouthwatering with a lasting minerality.
Making its home in the mountainous southern Italy, Aglianico is a bold red variety that is late to ripen and often spends until November on the vine. It thrives in Campania as the exclusive variety in the age-worthy red wine called Taurasi. Aglianico also has great success in the volcanic soils of Basilicata where it makes the robust, Aglianico del Vulture. Somm Secret—The name “Aglianico” bears striking resemblance to Ellenico, the Italian word for "Greek," but no evidence shows it has Greek ancestry. However, it first appeared in Italy around an ancient Greek colony located in present-day Avellino, Campania.
Inhabiting the arch of Italy’s boot, this southern, mountainous region has a relatively small amount of vineyard area under vine. Basilicata has one DOCG for its prized red grape, Aglianico, Aglianico del Vulture Superior, which is limited to the slopes of an extinct volcano. The best whites are made of Malvasia bianca.