Grifalco Daginestra Aglianico del Vulture Superiore DOCG 2021

About the wine

Single vineyard wine from Ginestra at 580 meters altitude on the slopes of Monte Vulture.

The wild broom plant - ginestra - grows naturally in the area and is part of the raw and volcanic landscape surrounding the vineyard. It is a wine with a clear connection to its place.

The 60-70-year-old vines are densely planted on soil characterized by volcanic ash with traces of limestone and clay. The combination of altitude, old vines, and mineral-rich subsoil gives a wine with marked structure and cool precision.

In the glass, the wine appears deep and dense ruby red. The aroma is intense with dark cherries, black plums, and dried herbs, followed by tobacco, spices, and a marked, almost graphite-like minerality.

The taste is deliciously concentrated and firm with ripe, yet distinct tannin structure and a taut acidity that provides length and balance. The long maceration and aging in Slavonian oak add depth without overpowering the grape's natural expression.

It can be enjoyed young with good aeration but has significant aging potential.

The wine is made from 100% organically certified aglianico from vines planted with 8,000 plants per hectare and trained in guyot. Harvesting is done manually with strict selection in the field and further sorting in the cellar.

After gentle destemming, the must ferments in 5,500-liter Slavonian oak vats at temperatures below 28 degrees. Maceration lasts more than 60 days, during which malolactic fermentation also takes place. The wine then ages for 12-18 months in Slavonian oak and at least 12 months in the bottle before release.

A deep and structured Aglianico del Vulture Superiore - with firm tannins, marked minerality, and a clear imprint of the single vineyard in Ginestra.