Taurasi or Aglianico del Vulture
(Outstanding)
A light red wine from
Aglianico del Vulture DOC or Taurasi DOCG
Summary
A crushed fruit fermentation wine using fully ripe and heavily sorted grapes. Grapes are crushed and destemmed, before ambient yeast ferment the wine to dryness at warm temperatures in large oak vessels. Post-fermentation maceration of several weeks for further extraction is common, before pressing and racking into oak barrel (a portion new), where inoculated malolactic conversion will often occur. Further ageing in oak is common (a full year is required in Taurasi), adding texture and oak aromas and additional ageing may be required by local law. Any fining or filtration will be light before bottling in glass under premium cork.