Elena Fucci - Titolo Aglianico Del Vulture 2019

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The Fucci family has lived on their estate in Basilicata since 1960, when Elena’s grandfather bought six hectares of vineyards at the highest part Contrada Solagna of Titolo, at the foot of Mount Vulture (an extinct volcano). Her grandfather and father tended the vines and sold the harvest as bulk grapes, only vinifying a small portion for personal consumption.

It wasn’t until the 2000 vintage that the full potential of the domain’s 70-year-old Aglianico vines was properly explored. The family was going through the process of selling the estate when Elena made the last-minute decision to take on the property herself, with the intention of developing the vineyard and devoting herself to the land that she grew up loving so dearly. 2000 was the first proper vintage at Elena Fucci, harvested and vinified while Elena was still completing her studies in Viticulture and Enology.

This is the wine Fucci started with in 2004. She ages the wine for one year in new French oak barriques, where its dark plum and raspberry flavors develop notes of spice and tapenade. Its dense tannins and dried-fruit notes give a more earthbound and brooding impression than her amphora-aged aglianico, suited for braised meat or savory stews.

Once an unexpected sensation, Elena Fucci’s Titolo Aglianico has become a point of reference, as the 2019 vintage only further confirms. The notes of tar and roses notes that have lent this grape its nickname are immediately apparent on the nose, underpinned with dark berries and brambles. A wine that manages to feel both lithe and substantial and that could take another decade of age in stride.

 

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Producer	Elena Fucci
Country	Italy
Region	Basilicata
Subregion	Vulture
Varietal	Aglianico
Vintage	2019
Sku	17615
Size	750ml