ON-305276 QC-11580127

Rivera Cappellaccio Riserva Aglianico 2008, Doc Castel Del Monte

Aglianico Aglianico
Puglia, Italy

$22.95 (305276)

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October 03, 2015

Critic Reviews (1)

David Lawrason
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David Lawrason

Huge value in a mature Italian wine. The aglianico grape is better known in other areas of southern Italy, but this...

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Mike Grigor
Mike Grigor

Pours garnet red. On the nose there's red licorice, menthol, salted toffee with delicate floral and smoke notes on the back-end. Tart cherry , raspberry, rasin and firm tannin up front with black olive and brine mid-palette. A gloriously long finish. Complex and well balanced. It's almost begging to be mated with smoked, cured or grilled pork.
Tasted Apr.4/2016

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