Grifalco Gricos Aglianico del Vulture 2023

Name: Grifalco Gricos Aglianico del Vulture 2023 | Bine & Vine
Brand: Aglianico
Price: 27.99 USD
Availability: InStock

$27.99

Sourcing grapes from four different vineyards, Gricos is their everyday barbecue wine.

Made from younger vines, but nonetheless meaty and substantial, the wine is purposefully made to be more forward and drinkable younger.

Shows plentiful crisp red fruit, mineral and floral aromas, with pepper and an undergrowth background.

Drink with beef, lamb, cheeses or substantial pasta dishes.

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Categories: Aglianico, Italy, Other Italy, Red, Region, Wine Tags: Aglianico, Aglianico del Vulture DOC, Basilicata, Certified Organic, Grifalco, Italian, Italy, Organic, Organic Farming, Volcanic Soils

Grifalco Gricos Aglianico del Vulture 2023

Ruby red in color with an edge of purple. Earthy aromas of black cherry and black pepper on the nose. Elegant and floral on the palate with the graphite minerality characteristic of wines from Vulture.

Region: Basilicata, Italy

Appellation: Aglianico del Vulture DOC

Grapes: 100% Aglianico

Farming: Certified organic

Age of vines: Planted between 1990 and 2010

Altitude & Soil Type: 500 M, Volcanic

Maceration & Fermentation: 10 days maceration, controlled low temperature fermentation in stainless steel with indigenous yeasts

Aging: 6 months in a mix of 50 hL barrel and barrique, followed by 6 months in stainless steel and 4 months in bottle

Grifalco is an excellent producer of Aglianico del Vulture owned by the Piccin family, who were originally wine producers in Tuscany but decided that southern Italy, Basilicata in particular, was more promising. I think they’re right. Vulture is indisputably one of the best appellations in southern Italy, and I am delighted to represent this excellent producer.

Reviews

Vinous – “The 2023 Grifalco Gricos opens with a spellbinding bouquet of wild strawberries, rhubarb and mint. Juicy to the core, it splashes across the palate with a savory herbal thrust, leaving a crunch of sweet tannins on the close. Gricos may be the best deal in Vulture Aglianico today.” (92 Pts)