Aglianico

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Aglianico
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Aglianico
Art Grape vine ( Vitis vinifera subsp. Vinifera )
Berry color blue-black
use
origin Italy
VIVC no. 121
List of grape varieties

Aglianico is a very old red wine variety that is mainly grown in Basilicata and Campania .

origin

It was introduced to Campania by the Greeks over 2500 years ago as vitis hellenica and from there spread to Apulia and Basilicata. It is considered one of the best grape varieties in southern Italy and is now also gaining popularity outside of Italy . It is worth mentioning plantings in Argentina and California (→ Viticulture in California with the designations of origin St. Helena AVA and Paso Robles AVA )

distribution

Around 13,042 hectares of vineyards (survey 1990) are planted with Aglianico. The grape variety ripens a little early, loves deep soils and prefers volcanic subsoil. After a long vegetation cycle (up to the end of October / beginning of November) it reaches its distinctive profile. It produces deep ruby ​​red, full-bodied and full-bodied wines with intense tannins and a strong acidity.

Important wines produced from Aglianico are for example the DOC wines Aglianico del Vulture (from the volcanic slopes of Monte Vulture in Basilicata ), Molise Aglianico and Aglianico del Taburno , which, like the famous Taurasi, is produced in Campania .

Ampelographic varietal characteristics

  • The shoot tip is open. It is very hairy and woolly.
  • The light green young leaves are only slightly hairy.
  • The large leaves are five-lobed and indented to a medium depth. The stalk bay is closed like a lyre. The blade is bluntly serrated.
  • The cone-shaped grape is medium-sized, shouldered and quite dense. The round berries are medium-sized and blue-black in color.

Ripeness: late - ripens about 35 days after the Gutedel .

properties

It is susceptible to downy mildew and gray mold rot .

Wine

Because of their high tannin content, the wines made from the Aglianico grape generally need a few years of maturation to fully develop their quality. The Canneto is an exception to this.

Synonyms

68: Aglianco di Puglia, Aglianica, Aglianica De Pontelatone, Aglianichella, Aglianichello, Aglianico Amaro, Aglianico Comune, Aglianico Crni, Aglianico del Vulture, Aglianico di Benevento, Aglianico di Castellanento, Aglianico di Castellaniscico, Aglianico di Lapio , Aglianico Mascolino, Aglianico Nero, Aglianico Noir, Aglianico Pannarano, Aglianico Trignarulo, Aglianico Tringarulo, Aglianico Verase, Aglianico Zerpoluso, Aglianico Zerpuloso, Aglianicone, Aglianicuccia, Agnognico, Aglianico di Aglianica, Aglanico di Aglianica, Aglanico di Aglianica, Aglanico di Aglianica, Agnogi aglianica, Agnogi, Castellianica, Aglanico di Aglianico, Agnogi Cassano, Cerasole, Ellanico, Ellenica, Ellenico, Fiano Rosso, Fresella, Gagliano, Gesualdo, Ghiandara, Ghianna, Ghiannara, Glianica, Gnanica, Gnanico, Granica, Granico, Hellanica, Malvasia, Olivella, Olivella di San Cosmo, Pie di Colombo, Prie Blanc, Ruopolo, Spriema, Tintora, Tintora di Cerinola, Tringarulo, Uva Aglianica, Uva Castellaneta, Uva dei Cani, Uva di Castellaneta, Uva Nera, Zucche rina.

See also

Web links

Wiktionary: Aglianico  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Robinson (1986: 213) sees Aglianico as a possible corruption of hellenica
  2. ↑ Aglianico in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English), May 29, 2020