Vigneti del Vulture, Pipoli, Aglianico del Vulture, Basilicata, Italy 2018

This youthful red made from Aglianico grapes grown on the volcanic slopes of Mount Vulture in Basilicata is initially vivid and primary with a floral and pepper fragrance akin to a Northern Rhône Syrah. Flavours of dark cherry fruit are held in check by a streak of volcanic acidity that helps the wine taper to an unusually elegant finish for Aglianico.