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. 25 Aglianico wines from £10.95. Typical aromas: black cherry, blackberry, smoke, earth, dried herbs.
Typical structure · knowledge base
Sweetness
bone dryluscious
dry · 1/5
Body
lightfull
full · 4/5
Tannin
lowhigh
very firm · 5/5
Acidity
lowhigh
very high · 5/5
Oak
noneheavy
some · 3/5
Alcohol
lowhigh
moderate-high · 4/5
Typical for the variety; WineGenie knowledge base, not a measurement of one wine.
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