Aglianico

Aglianico is an ancient red wine grape that is grown primarily in Basilicata and Campania. It was introduced about 2500 years ago by the Greeks as vitis hellenica to Campania, and spread from there to Puglia and Basilicata in the. She is considered one of the best varieties of Southern Italy and wins now also outside Italy notoriety. Worth mentioning are plantings in Argentina and California (→ Viticulture in California with the appellations St. Helena AVA Paso Robles AVA and )

Around 13,042 hectares ( survey 1990) are planted with Aglianico. The grape ripens a little early, loves deep volcanic soils, preferably underground. After a long growing season ( end of October / beginning of November) it reaches its striking profile. It produces deep ruby ​​red, full-bodied and rich wine with intense tannins and a strong acid.

Significant Aglianico wines produced include the DOC wine Aglianico del Vulture ( from the volcanic slopes of Monte Vulture ), Aglianico del Taburno, Molise Aglianico and the famous Taurasi, one of the few wines of Southern Italy, the highest Italian quality level DOCG was accorded.

The wines produced from the Aglianicorebe need because of their high tannin content in general a few years of maturity to develop their full quality. An exception represents the Canneto

Major producers are, inter alia, D' Angelo, Napolitano and Paternoster.

Synonyms

Aglianico is femminile under the name Aglianco di Puglia, Aglianica, Aglianichella, Aglianichello, amaro Aglianico, Aglianico del Vulture, Aglianico di Castellaneta, Aglianico di Taurasi, Aglianico, Aglianico Mascolino, nero Aglianico, Aglianico tringarulo, Aglianico zerpoluso, Aglianicone, Aglianicuccia, agliano, Agliatica, Agliatico, Agnanico, Agnanico di Castellaneta, Cascavoglia, Cerasole, Ella Nico, Ellenico, Fiano rosso, Fresella, Gagliano, Ghiandara, Ghianna, Ghiannara, Glianica, Gnanica, Gnanico, Granica, Olivella of San Cosmo, Ruopolo, Sprierna, Tringarulo, Uva dei Cani, Uva di Castellaneta and Uva nera known.

Ampelographic varietal characteristics

In the ampelography the habit is described as follows:

• The shoot tip is open. It is strongly hairy woolly. The bright green young leaves are slightly hairy.
• The large leaves are five-lobed and deeply sinuate medium ( see also the article sheet form). The petiole is closed lyre -shaped. The blade is serrated blunt.
• The cone- shaped bunch is medium, shouldered and quite dichtbeerig. The roundish berries are medium in size and of a blue - black color. The shell is thick-walled.

The grape ripens about 35 days after Chasselas, and thus is considered very late maturing. It is susceptible to downy mildew and gray mold and therefore thrives only in dry, warm and sunny climate.

Aglianico is a variety of the noble vine (Vitis vinifera ). It has hermaphrodite flowers and is thus self- fruiting. When the wine-growing economic disadvantage is avoided, no return delivered to have male plants grow.