Aglianico

100% Aglianico. In the two thousand year history of the Aglianico grape, Taurasi, the wine of the ‘vigne opime’ of old Taurasia mentioned by Livy, has a special place. This wine has seen an astonishing series of vintages which have charmed with their style^? and personality. Radici, which was produced for the first time in 1986, is the result of painstaking research into exposure, chemical and physical characteristics of terroir^?, and topography. Its strong personality, dense structure^?, and aromatic^? concentration^? are the primary features of this prestigious symbol of Irpinian viticulture^?.

Colour: Ruby red with orange^? reflections.
Bouquet^?: full, complex^?, intensely redolent of tobacco, cherry, violet and berries.
Palate^?: enveloping in the mouth, elegant, and persistent. The background has distinct notes of plum^?, bitter cherry, strawberry^? jam^?, black pepper^?.

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100% Aglianico.

Irpinia land owes its character to its unusual microclimate^?. This is influenced both by Vesuvius and by the area’s temperate climate, which is ideal for the cultivation of the great Irpinia wines. Aglianico must^? be considered one of these.

Colour: Intense^? ruby red.
Bouquet^?: Persistent hints of sour cherry and wild blackberry, with delightful toasted overtones.
Palate^?: Soft^? and elegant, with a sophistication of character typical of Avellino reds; suggestions of berries and strawberry^? jam^?.

Serving temperature: 18°C.

Aglianico was the wine of the month for the February 2006 issue of Il Mio Vino^?.

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