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Aglianico
red grape Taurasi; Aglianico del Vulture serve 16–18 °C ages 5–25 years
Aglianico is a red grape: full-bodied, very high acidity, very firm tannin, usually dry. 6 Aglianico wines from £12.49. Typical aromas: black cherry, blackberry, smoke, earth, dried herbs.
Typical structure · knowledge base
dry
full
very firm
very high
some
Is Aglianico sweet or dry?
Usually dry.
What goes with it
braised lamb, sausage and beans, aged pecorino, game. big tannin needs rich food
Where it grows
Taurasi, Italy — the Barolo of the south; long ageing
Aglianico del Vulture, Italy — volcanic, structured
If you like Aglianico
6 Aglianico wines · ranked by critic score, then price · showing 6
sweetness · body on 1–5 · inferred
| Wine | Sweet | Body | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elena Fucci Titolo Superiore Riserva Aglianico del Vulture 2019 Elena Fucci · Basilicata | £65.44 | |||
| Galardi Terra di Lavoro 2018 Galardi · Campania | £55.06 | |||
| Galardi Terra di Lavoro 2019 Galardi · Campania | £55.06 | |||
| Elena Fucci Titolo Aglianico del Vulture 2022 Elena Fucci · Basilicata | £33.95 | |||
| Elena Fucci Titolo Pink Edition 2024 Elena Fucci · Basilicata | £15.95 | |||
| Tinazzi Duca delle Corone Aglianico 2022 Tinazzi · Puglia | £12.49 |