LiQuery - Paternoster Don Anselmo Aglianico Del Vulture 2015

PATERNOSTER DON ANSELMO AGLIANICO DEL VULTURE 2015

Item:	437848
Size:	750 mL (25.4 oz)
Type:	2015 VINTAGES
Release Date:	2022-02-03
Producer:	Tommasi
Location:	Italy - Basilicata
Price:	$70.00 Price History
Style:	Red Wine Medium-bodied & Fruity
Alcohol:	14.0%
Varietal:	Aglianico
Sugar Code:	XD (3.0 g/L)
Rating:	95
Total Inventory:	20 vs. on
Cellar:	2035

Description
Paternoster's Don Anselmo Aglianico del Vulture is a benchmark wine; it has done much to enhance the reputation of the region both within Italy and internationally. Monica Larner described the 2012 as '... a measuring stick by which younger producers test their abilities ...' (robertparker.com, Aug. 30, 2016) and awarded it a rating of 93 points. The 2013 of this flagship wine will deliver similar full-bodied, seductive, spice-affected dark fruit.

Description

Paternoster's Don Anselmo Aglianico del Vulture is a benchmark wine; it has done much to enhance the reputation of the region both within Italy and internationally. Monica Larner described the 2012 as '... a measuring stick by which younger producers test their abilities ...' (robertparker.com, Aug. 30, 2016) and awarded it a rating of 93 points. The 2013 of this flagship wine will deliver similar full-bodied, seductive, spice-affected dark fruit.

Tasting Notes
The 2015 Aglianico del Vulture Don Anselmo sees fruit sourced from a 4.5-hectare single vineyard located at 600 meters above sea level. Soils are composed of compressed ash and crushed volcanic sponge rock. The wine opens to tangy fruit aromas that are brooding and thick. Background aromas of tar, smoke and cigar ash give the wine dimension and complexity. The wine is tight in terms of its texture and tannins and could use a few more years of bottle aging before you pop the cork. Fruit was harvested on the 23rd and 24th of October. Don Anselmo is fermented in equal parts steel vat and oak barrel. It then ages in wood for 20 months, followed by an additional six months in steel (that replaced older cement vats). Drink date: 2018-2035. Score - 95. (Monica Larner, robertparker.com, Nov. 30, 2018)

Tasting Notes