- 100% Aglianico
- Average age of the vines: 10 years
- Calcareous clay soils at 450-480m above sea level
- Maceration on the skins 10-12 days in temperature-controlled steel tanks
- Aged for 24 months in a combination of second-use barriques, tonneaux, and oak barrels
- Finished in the bottle for six months before release
- Approximately 2700 cases produced annually
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2020
Country:
Italy
Region:
Campania
Appellation:
Irpinia
Variety:
Aglianico
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | IT-MLT-01-20 | 12/750ml |
Press & Reviews
Vinous
Score
92
Date
2024-05-23
"Youthfully tense and tightly wound, the 2020 Aglianico Cinque Querce smolders up with an array of dried florals and ashen stone, lifted by a mentholated herbal tinge. This is showier within, with a polished wave of ripe black fruits and sweet spice contrasted by hints of sour citrus. Grippy tannins amass toward the close. The 2020 finishes structured and long, with a coating of primary concentration that adds further tension yet also promises many years of positive development."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2019
James Suckling
Score
92
Date
2023-05-04
"I must admit to buying this cuvee and drinking it with a giddy regularity. An everyday expression of aglianico that, nevertheless, ages with considerable aplomb over five years. The tattoo of dried tobacco, pithy cherry, herbal salumi and molten licorice on show. The finish, like licking volcanic rock flecked with clove, cardamon and spice. A bit more brood. The primi piatti, before the Taurasi show. Delicious wine. Drink or hold."
2019
Wine Spectator
Score
92
Date
2023-12-14
"Harmonious and refined, with light, supple tannins wrapped in a silky range of cassis and blackberry coulis fruit flavors, revealing aromatic hints of licorice, vanilla and sandalwood. Shows a savory base of iron, ground coffee and tobacco that pushes through and lingers on the finish. Drink now through 2030. "
2018
Vinous
Score
90+
Date
2023-06-15
"Not your average, easy-going Aglianico, the 2018 Cinque Querce opens with a classic earth-driven, varietal bouquet of musky black currants and exotic spice. It,s cool-toned and racy, placing minerality before fruit, excited by a tinge of blood orange. Crunchy tannins linger, along with a dark inner floral thrust. Patience will be rewarded."