Boscoscuro
Aglianico del Taburno
DOCG
History and Identity
Where the light recedes, the deepest soul of Aglianico is born.
Among vineyard rows overlooking woodland edges and ancient slopes, Boscoscuro takes its name from the dusk-lit atmosphere that envelops the vineyard at nightfall. Here the vine grows in silence, driving its roots deep into demanding soils, where time and patience are integral to the process.
An Aglianico that does not assert itself, but reveals its character slowly.
- Grapes: Aglianico 100%
- Area of production: Taburno DOCG production area
- Exposure and altitude: hill territories, facing South – East, at 300/450 m. above sea level.
- Type of soil: calcareous and tuffaceous.
- Breeding system: guyot.
- Density: 5000 per hectare.
- Yield per hectare: 9000.
- Harvest time: October.
- Technique of vinification: grapes to be harvested by hand when fully ripe. Grapes are pressed and destemmed and then fermented for 25/30 days; wine is then refined in barriques and subsequently stays for 6 months in bottles.
- Organoleptic characteristics: the color is red ruby with a grenade tinge. It has a fruity taste (it reminds ripe cherry and blackberry). It has a good texture, which is velvet with a long, wide and austere ending.
- Alcohol produced: approx. 13/15.
- Best served with: grilled red meat, game, mature cheese and bean soup.
