Aglianico del Vulture Rotondo 2000

Paternoster (Italy)

Aglianico del Vulture (Basilicata)

Aglianico
Red Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✧✭

The wine shows a deep ruby red color and nuances of purplish red, little transparency. The nose reveals good personality, intense, clean pleasing and fruity aromas of black cherry, dried fig, blueberry and plum followed by good aromas of licorice, cocoa and vanilla as well as pleasing hints of mint. In mouth denotes good correspondence to the nose, a tannic attack however well balanced by alcohol, intense and pleasing flavors, good body. The finish is persistent with pleasing and clean flavors of black cherry, plum and blueberry. A very well made wine. Rotondo is aged in barrique for 14 months and in bottle and in bottle for 12 months.

Alcohol: 13.5%

Game, Roasted meat, Hard cheese, Braised meat, Stewed meat

Suggested glass	18 °C (64 °F)
(Bodied or Mature Red Wines)

Issue 8, May 2003

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