Rivera Cappellaccio Riserva Aglianico 2008, Doc Castel Del Monte
Aglianico
Puglia, Italy
$22.95 (305276)
Critic Reviews (1)
David Lawrason
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Huge value in a mature Italian wine. The aglianico grape is better known in other areas of southern Italy, but this...
Community Reviews (2)
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