Tasting Notes – Il Poggio Aglianico Sannio 2017
Tasting Notes
Wine: Il Poggio Aglianico Sannio 2017
Grape: The wine is produced using Aglianico grapes. A dark-skinned grape most likely originating in southern Italy, possibly domesticated from local wild varieties. There is some speculation that the Aglianico grape was the grape used to make the famous Falerno wine drank in Roman times.
Color: deep purple
Aromas: oak, smoky, dark chocolate, leather, mushrooms
Flavors: oak, strawberry, raspberry, red cherry, plum
Body: Full
Alcohol: 14.0%
Acid: Low +
Sweetness: Dry
Tannins: Medium
Balance: Nicely balanced full-bodied wine with dark red fruit and earthy flavors
Serving Tips: 65 0 to 68 0 F, in a red wine glass, decant for 3 hours
Aging: age up to 50 years
Food Pairings: pasta in red sauce, pizza, game meats, lamb, savory cheeses, venison chili
Winery Notes: The winery producing this wine is in the Campania wine region of southern Italy. From 1790 to the early 1900s, the Fusco family were a family of farmers from the hills of ancient Samnium (ancient name of southern Italy including Campania). In 1997, the family decided not to limit themselves to cultivating the vineyard but to produce wine. In 2001 the first bottles of Aglianico and Falanghina were marketed. Today, Il Poggio exports mainly to northern Europe, Canada, and the United States.