Aglianico del Vulture

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A bottle of Aglianico del Vulture

Aglianico del Vulture is a red wine from the Vulture area in Basilicata ( Italy ), which has been awarded the "Controlled Designation of Origin " Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC) since 1971 . Since August 2, 2010, the Aglianico del Vulture Superiore wines from this area have had the higher quality level "controlled and guaranteed designation of origin" DOCG . The Superiore wines must have at least 13.5  % alcohol by volume .

Cultivation

The following municipalities have approved vineyards: Rionero in Vulture , Barile , Rapolla , Ripacandida , Ginestra , Maschito , Forenza , Acerenza , Melfi , Atella , Venosa , Lavello , Palazzo San Gervasio , Banzi , Genzano di Lucania .

On the slopes of Monte Vulture, the grapes are harvested very late because the Aglianico grapes ripen late. The vineyards are located at an altitude of up to 800 m and some of them are among the highest in Europe. The best qualities grow at an altitude of 250–500 m.

For 2016, the National Confederation of Wine Cooperatives (FEDERDOC) did not publish any production figures for the Aglianico del Vulture.

description

Depending on the storage time in barriques , a distinction is made between two quality levels: vecchio after 3 years and riserva after 5 years. Because of the similarities in taste and production, the Aglianico del Vulture is also known as the “ Barolo of the South”. There is also a sparkling wine variation of the DOC wine (Aglianico del Vulture Spumante ) . The best wines are complex, structured and long-lived; they can mature in the cellar for up to ten years.

Aglianico del Vulture

  • Color: ruby red
  • Smell: typical, pleasant and intense
  • Taste: from dry to sweet, tannic, fruity, with sweet, the residual sugar content must not be greater than 10 g / l.
  • Alcohol content: at least 12.0  % by volume
  • Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
  • Dry extract: at least 22.0 g / l

Aglianico del Vulture Superiore

  • Color: intense ruby ​​red with a tendency to garnet red
  • Smell: typical, pleasant and intense
  • Taste: dry, tannic, full-bodied, persistent, balanced; light woody taste with increasing maturity.
  • Alcohol content: at least 13.5  % by volume
  • Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
  • Dry extract: at least 26.0 g / l

literature

  • Jancis Robinson : The Oxford Wine Lexicon . 3rd revised edition, 1st edition. Gräfe and Unzer Verlag, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-8338-0691-9 .
  • Steffen Maus: Italy's wine worlds - wine, vino, wine . Gebrüder Kornmayer, 2013, ISBN 978-3-942051-18-7 .
  • Burton Anderson: Italy's Wines 2004/05 . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-7742-6365-5 .
  • Jacques Orhon: Le nouveau guide des vins d'Italie . Les editions de l'homme, Montreal 2007, ISBN 978-2-7619-2437-5 .
  • Valeria Camaschella (Ed.): Lexicon of Italian Wines - All DOCG & DOC wines . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-7742-0756-9 .

Web links

Commons : Aglianico del Vulture  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Disciplinare di Produzione della Denominazione di Origine Controllata (production regulations and description DOC). (PDF) In: ismeamercati.it. November 27, 2017, accessed July 25, 2018 (Italian).
  2. ↑ a b c Disciplinare di Produzione della Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (production regulations and description of the DOCG). (PDF) In: ismeamercati.it. November 27, 2017, accessed July 25, 2018 (Italian).
  3. ↑ Viticulture in figures 2017. (PDF) In: VQPRD d'Italia 2017. federdoc.com, accessed on June 12, 2018 (Italian).