2022 Elena Fucci Aglianico del Vulture Titolo
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Fermented in steel, then moved into 200-litre new barrels for malo. Aged 12 months in barrel. TA 6.12 g/l, pH 3.2, RS 0.28 g/l. Certified organic (SIDEL SpA). Tasted blind. Elegant, evocative red, with notes of dried grasses, earth and smoke smouldering underneath the savoury red fruit. There’s a tart, tomato-like acidity that gives it lift, contrasting with the abundance of gravelly tannins. This needs time. (TQT)
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The organic Elena Fucci 2022 Aglianico del Vulture Titolo (or the so-called "classico" version of her flagship wine) represents a powerful vintage in which fruit ripeness and concentration are on full display. These results are balanced overall yet lean into the bolder side of Vulture winemaking. The wine offers good freshness thanks to high-elevation fruit, but the 2022 vintage is more accessible even upon release. The Titolo vineyard is located at 650 meters in elevation. The wine ferments in stainless steel and ages in barrique for 12 months, followed by 12 months in glass. Production is 27,122 bottles.
The 2022 Aglianico del Vulture Titolo tempts the imagination as a whiff of ash and white smoke blows off to reveal musky black currants, shaved cedar and tangerine zest. This is texturally thrilling, nearly creamy in feel yet energetic. Cooling acidity and a core of ripe black fruits give way to tactile mineral tones. This finishes dramatically long and fresh, with a staining of fine-grained tannins. Licorice and exotic spice percolate through the close. Frankly, I'm amazed that even with the creation of the Superiore, Amphora and Riserva, Elena Fucci's Titolo remains one of the top wines in the region year after year. This is fantastic juice.