Underdog Grape · Italy

Aglianico

Southern Italy's great red grape makes powerful, tannic, age-worthy wines so structured they're called the 'Barolo of the South.' Volcanic, savory, and absurdly undervalued.

Tasting profile
Black cherry, plum, leather and volcanic mineral in decades-long structure. One of the great value propositions in serious red.
Where it grows
Taurasi & Vulture, Italy
Where to buy
For specific bottles and where to buy them, read the deep dive.

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The region

Taurasi & Vulture, Italy

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