| Wine name: |
Selvanova |
| Producer: |
Selvanova |
| Vintage: |
2005 |
| Appellation: |
Terre del Volturno IGT |
| Grape Varieties: |
100% Aglianico |
| Vineyards: |
planted in 2000 on the cote facing south east, on a deep argilo-calcaire soil |
| Winemaking: |
This is the top cuvée of the estate. It is made with our best Aglianico grapes. The grapes are selected after several passages in the vineyards. Selvanova ferments in a big oak cask for about 2 weeks; it is then racked in barriques to burn the last grams of sugar and to develope malolactic. It aged 23 months in oak and is bottled unfiltered. |
| Ageing: |
23 months in barrel, 2 years in bottle |
| Total Production: |
3600 bt |
| Commentary: |
This is what Aglianico can express when it is properly conducted. Full bodied but not overwhelming, extremely fresh and complex, deep and long; it lingers with ashes and wild stone fruits hints. This wine can easily age for 20-25 years. Chapeau ! |
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