| Cases IN BOND EN PRIMEUR (12 bottles) @ £384.00 |
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Tasting Notes: Bright, deep ruby red; on the nose it
displays a broad, complex bouquet, with
notes of red fruits, leather, balsamic
herbs and dark spices. On the palate it is
dry and potent, with great structure and
elegance and an extremely long finish.
All wines from this estate | Drinking Dates: 2025 to 2038 | Cépagement: 100% Aglianico (50-year-old vines over 4 hectares) | Soil: Commune of Barile, in the hamlet of Gelosia | Upbringing: The grapes are picked by hand;
classic red wine fermentation.
Fermentation and maceration on the skins
in stainless steel for 15-18 days at 25°-28°C
with pumping over 3 times a day until ¾
of the fermentation is complete,
followed by délestages.
Maturation in large Slavonian oak casks for
50% and in French barriques (used once
previously) for the remaining 50%
for 24 months. Bottle-aging for 12 months. | ABV: 14% | Critic Reviews: 'Like an amplified expression of everything
expected from an Aglianico del Vulture,
the 2017 Don Anselmo lifts from the glass
with a savory and exotic bouquet as musky
currants, underbrush and cigar ash are
contrasted by nuances of ginger and
spiced citrus rinds. It’s unexpectedly soft
and pliant on the palate with creamy
waves of textural black fruits, yet beneath
it all, a web of fine tannins slowly builds.
Wood tones, liquid-dried florals and a
potent staining of primary concentration
are left to linger through the long finale,
as the Don Anselmo displays its hulking
structure. Bury this beast in the cellar for
at least three to five years.' 92+/100 Eric Guido ( vinous.com) | Food: Red meats and rich stews |
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