This Aglianico is a very complex, rustic, full flavored wine. It is full of aromas and flavors of ripe berries, plums earthy notes and smoky toasty French Oak. Big rich full  tannins and balanced acidity give this wine potential to be a great wine for many years of cellaring. Dark purple-garnet in color with aromas and flavors of ripe boysenberry, smoky cherry, spicy wood and earth, with ripe, full tannins and a seamless balance that carries  through to a long, lush finish.

Aglianico (eye-yah-nick-oh) is native to southern Italy in the provinces of Basilicata and
Campania where it is known as the Barolo of southern Italy. Monte Volpe is one of a
handful of producers of Aglianico in California. It is a very difficult variety to grow here
because it buds out early, leaving it susceptible to Mendocino County’s harsh frost season
and it ripens very late so it is potentially ruined by our early rains in the autumn. This is
our 5th vintage of varietal labeled Aglianico.