I have repeatedly learned that Aglianico like sangiovese can be very aloof and more or less marked reduction in its pure youth - even in the base wine which does precisely designed to be drunk young and fresh and without many frills such as decanters, etc. Many of these wines will be (contrary to reason and intention) might actually be best for some years in bottle. But of course it's gambling, because the material in many cases were not good enough to cope with the loss of an immediate freshness. We try a few ripe fruits picked from Carlo Merolli s Jan. cleanup:
2004 Castelmagno, Sannio Aglianico
We are in Campania, specifically north of Vesuvio and Naples. Sannio DOC wide Beneventano province, the northern neighbor of Avellino Province, which is Campania vinmæssige older brother with the big three DOCG'er Taurasi, Greco di Tufo and Fiano d'Avellino. Aglianicodruen is the red king in Campania and thus also in Beneventano.
Let us start from outside: Castelmagno Aglianico come in the ugliest ever bottle and the cork is bad and small, half-soaked. Now I only marginally seduced by the exterior, but expectations are still depressed and it is hoped a way to the wine itself surprising: it would be some proper justice i..
And it happens almost. Aglianico here do indeed have a very nice, developed scent - more ethereal, with a clear two-track profile of bright raspberry, fresh plum and chemical features on top and a dark, vamp bottom of baked marzipan, dry wood, old socks and leather.
In the mouth the fruit character really fresh, tangy and light, but one can not overlook a lighter tone as oxidized relatively rapidly grows in the glass. Otherwise ok juiciness in flavor, but the finish lacks bite and power. Fine young tannins with ok length opens the aftertaste.
qualities are not hard to spot, when you taste it for themselves - but with food suffers somewhat from lack of strength. Yet it is overall a very good bottle of wine with a nice low alcohol (12%), fine grape character and a little wobbly stature which arouses a kind of caring.
82
2003 D'Angelo, Sacravite Basilicata IGT
D'Angelo is one of the biggest and definitely leading houses in the otherwise easily overlooked region of Basilicata. Also here are grown primarily Aglianico and 'Sacravite' is one of the basic aglianocoerne from D'Angelo, producing a large handful Aglianico-based wines of varying style and weight, with qualitative focus and traditional methods.
color is opaque ruby brown-red tones. The smell put out really filthy dirty with animal fur, urine and turpentine. It gives way a bit for a medium-intense nose with red recessed berries (strawberries and raspberries), smoke, paint and lots of leather. Delicate on a little rough and dirty way.
fruit is a bit missing in your mouth, but otherwise it works does not really 7 years old. Medium bodied wine with red fruit, fresh acidity, lots of smoke and old leather and firm, integrated tannins in the finish. Gasoline and lime must be in the aftertaste decreases with air.
Although it is a very ripe wine, it probably fluftes little to throw the most impure features. But then it is also good.
84
It is a few dirty slut, these ripe and slightly decrepit Aglianico. But it is also not bad. Rather exciting to meet, although it is clear enough to be bigger wines for years really open for anything.
2004 Castelmagno, Sannio Aglianico
We are in Campania, specifically north of Vesuvio and Naples. Sannio DOC wide Beneventano province, the northern neighbor of Avellino Province, which is Campania vinmæssige older brother with the big three DOCG'er Taurasi, Greco di Tufo and Fiano d'Avellino. Aglianicodruen is the red king in Campania and thus also in Beneventano.
Let us start from outside: Castelmagno Aglianico come in the ugliest ever bottle and the cork is bad and small, half-soaked. Now I only marginally seduced by the exterior, but expectations are still depressed and it is hoped a way to the wine itself surprising: it would be some proper justice i..
And it happens almost. Aglianico here do indeed have a very nice, developed scent - more ethereal, with a clear two-track profile of bright raspberry, fresh plum and chemical features on top and a dark, vamp bottom of baked marzipan, dry wood, old socks and leather.
In the mouth the fruit character really fresh, tangy and light, but one can not overlook a lighter tone as oxidized relatively rapidly grows in the glass. Otherwise ok juiciness in flavor, but the finish lacks bite and power. Fine young tannins with ok length opens the aftertaste.
qualities are not hard to spot, when you taste it for themselves - but with food suffers somewhat from lack of strength. Yet it is overall a very good bottle of wine with a nice low alcohol (12%), fine grape character and a little wobbly stature which arouses a kind of caring.
82
2003 D'Angelo, Sacravite Basilicata IGT
D'Angelo is one of the biggest and definitely leading houses in the otherwise easily overlooked region of Basilicata. Also here are grown primarily Aglianico and 'Sacravite' is one of the basic aglianocoerne from D'Angelo, producing a large handful Aglianico-based wines of varying style and weight, with qualitative focus and traditional methods.
color is opaque ruby brown-red tones. The smell put out really filthy dirty with animal fur, urine and turpentine. It gives way a bit for a medium-intense nose with red recessed berries (strawberries and raspberries), smoke, paint and lots of leather. Delicate on a little rough and dirty way.
fruit is a bit missing in your mouth, but otherwise it works does not really 7 years old. Medium bodied wine with red fruit, fresh acidity, lots of smoke and old leather and firm, integrated tannins in the finish. Gasoline and lime must be in the aftertaste decreases with air.
Although it is a very ripe wine, it probably fluftes little to throw the most impure features. But then it is also good.
84
It is a few dirty slut, these ripe and slightly decrepit Aglianico. But it is also not bad. Rather exciting to meet, although it is clear enough to be bigger wines for years really open for anything.
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