Aglianico del Taburno
DOCG
- 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.
