Villa Raiano Aglianico

• TYPE

  Red wine

• APPELLATION

  Campania IGT

• GRAPE VARIETY

  Aglianico 100%

• ORIGIN OF GRAPES

  Castelfranci, Venticano, Bonito (Avellino)

• ALTITUDE

  550m asl in Castelfranci, 300m asl for Venticano and 400m asl for Bonito vineyards

• TRAINING SYSTEM

  Espalier with guyot, spurred cordon, typical “pergola avellinese”

• PLANT DENSITY

  2500 vines/ha for the “pergola avellinese” and 4500 vines/ha for guyot and spurred cordon

• GRAPE YIELD

  80 q/ha

• SOIL

  Marly-clay, clay loam, clay and muddy

• HARVEST

  Last week of October

• VINIFICATION

  In steel with daily remontage and maceration on the skins for about a week

• AGING

  After racking, 50% of the wine passes into second and third passage French oak barrels for about 6 months while the remaining 50% remains in steel in contact with the fine lees for the same period

• FERMENTATION

  In stainless steel tanks at 25-27°C

• BOTTLING

  First week of July of the year following the harvest

• COLOR

  Ruby red with clear purple highlights

• NOSE

  Explosive aromas of cocoa, tobacco and fresh fruit. Mulberry, plums and slightly mentholated balsamic notes on the finish

• PALATE

  Well-ripe tannins without astringency blend with a fresh alcoholic structure and solid sapidity

• PAIRINGS

  Perfect for barbecues and grilled meat of all kinds.

Aglianico Campania IGT – Villa Raiano