Aglianico del Vulture
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Terroir
Natural factors
- Soils on an extinct volcano active until the Pleistocene, with alternating volcanic tufi and arenaria deposit tufi
- Soil types: from sandy and sandy-pozzolanic to silty-clay, with abundant colloidal formations
Human factors
- Grape variety introduced by the Greeks to southern Italy between the 7th and 6th centuries B.C.; a bronze coin bearing Dionysus struck at Venosa in the 4th century B.C.
- Viticultural practices oriented toward optimal ripening of tannins, which are very abundant in Aglianico
Product characteristics
- Late autumn harvest favors the ripening of tannins, which are abundant in Aglianico
- Summer diurnal temperature variations, amplified by air circulation around the volcanic massif, influence phenolic production in the grape skins
Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.
Sources
- eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-IT-A0222
- Official trade body site — Consorzio di Tutela Aglianico del Vulture