Aglianico Paestum “Bacioilcielo”
Appellation: Paestum Aglianico (IGP)
Type: Red, dry
Blend: 85% Aglianico, 15% Primitivo
Certified Organic
Wine Details:
Tasting Notes:
Color: Ruby red.
Bouquet: Lively and intense aromas of blackberry and red currant, cherry and black cherry with notes of Mediterranean scrub.
Taste: On the palate there is a nice expression of dark fruit with a balance between freshness and tannin, a pleasant and elegant wine.
Alcohol: 14%.
Serving Temperature: 16-18° C (60°-64° F)
Pairing: Grilled Beef, Bollito (boiled or braised meats), aged cheeses, lamb, goat. It is ideal for aperitifs accompanied by cheese and cured meats from coastal regions south of Naples.
Vinyard Notes:
Production area: Agropoli, Prignano.
Vineyards: Various plots in Cilento.
Altitude: Cannetiello: 50-150 meters a.s.l. (165-490 feet), Destre: 250 meters a.s.l. (820 feet).
Soil: Cilento flysch (sandstone, soft marls, and sandy shale) and calcareous clay.
Training method: Bilateral guyot.
Yield: 3000-4000 Kg/Ha (1.3-1.8 tons/acre)
Winemaking Notes:
Harvest: Last ten days of September, by hand.
Maceration: 7 days. in thermo-conditioned steel.
Vinification: In temperature-controlled stainless steel tank, with maceration of about 5 days.
Aging: 12 months in steel 4 months in bottle.