Elena Fucci - Titolo Riserva Aglianico del Vulture Superiore 2013 (1.5L) Santa Barbara County

Elena Fucci - Titolo Riserva Aglianico del Vulture Superiore 2013 (1.5L) Santa Barbara CountyThe 2013 Aglianico del Vulture Titolo Riserva takes things to a whole new level for Elena Fucci. It opens with an intense display of crushed cherry, exotic spices and sweet herbal tones; as the bouquet evolves, it gains haunting richness and a darker fruit profile with marine tinged minerality and notes of lavender. Its silky textures coast along a medium bodied framework, as a polished yet dense display of blackberry and currant gives way to

Shiraz and Grenache

Vineyards are planted at high density in the foothills of the Andes Mountains

It’s a very layered and intense wine with very refined

The wine's smooth tannic and fruit properties pair wonderfully with a wide variety of meat dishes

Palate-etching tannins are framed by a firm backbone of acidity bringing everything nicely into balance

Aromas are raspberry

Wine Advocate: 91

freshly picked fruit flavors shine

intertwined with subtle hints of cocoa

Bovale Sardo (Graciano) is an underrated grape that has been making a comeback in its native Rioja

One of the real successes of the Lafite stable in 2018

This traditional