2023 Aglianico del Vulture Titolo

The hauntingly dark 2023 Aglianico del Vulture Titolo Classico is a total pleasure, opening with violet and lavender perfumes that give way to nuances of sandalwood, dried black cherries and spice. This is a model of balance, silky smooth and nearly creamy in feel yet still energetic, delivering ripe black fruits, inner olive tones and gravelly minerals. Fine-grained tannins wrap the palate in youthful poise as the 2023 finishes dramatically long and staining, leaving citrus-inflected licorice on the close.