Aglianico della Basilicata the Barolo of the South

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Written By Gilberto Mattei

In several countries of the Basilicata is cultivated the Aglianico vineyard, importato in epoca antichissima – sesto secolo avanti Cristo – dalla Grecia, come chiaramente indica il nome: la parola aglianico is in fact a dialectal corruption of Hellenic.

It provides a lively-foamed red wine with the right alcohol content, savoury, full-bodied, with a subtle aroma of strawberry and raspberry. Overall, it resembles Piedmontese Barberawhich suggests the descent of the two grape varieties from the same stock, it is also called the Barolo of the South for its resemblance to Barolo.

 

The best Aglianico proviene dai vigneti impiantati sulle pendici del Vulture, un vulcano spento isolato nel versante adriatico dell’Appennino Lucano. Appena svinato è da pasto, stagionando si fa d’arrosto.

Il suo sapore può essere asciutto o abboccato, ma con l’invecchiamento tende a perdere il dolce.

Finally, there is a sparkling Aglianicosuitable for second canteens. Also on the slopes of the Vulture Malvasia and Muscat vines grow, yielding two delicate end-of-table products.

Nell’agro di Ruoti we find the Campania Asprinio. Among the wine-growing countries of the Basilicata c’è Venosa, patria del Latin poet Horace.

 

 

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