Barolo Of The South? Taurasi vs Aglianico del Vulture - Two Italian red wines

Does Aglianico produce wines worthy to be called 'Barolo of the South'? We investigate further and pit Taurasi vs Aglianico del Vulture, two Italian red wines.
Wines featured in this episode:
Donato d'Angelo, Aglianico del Vulture 2017
Donato d'Angelo, 'Calice' Aglianico del Vulture 2017
Bellaria, Taurasi 2012
Tenuta Cavalier, 'Operia Mia' Taurasi 2014
Tenuta Cavalier, 'La Loggia Cavalier' Taurasi Riserva 2013
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[@carlcadregari7768]

Great vid. Southern Italy needs more recognition. My IWS course really opened me up to many grapes, wines and styles. Would love to see more from “the south” and the islands. So much there to explore. Thank you!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Thanks a lot! I agree about the South of Italy... I have a video on Etna coming up. In the meantime, you can check this out... kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmbVl6iiq9Kje8k

[@numanuma20]

Was it worth taking the course. Someone told me that it’s not really needed to work in the industry.

[@annaralas6998]

I was surprised when I discovered Aglianico last year: Mastroberardino Taurasi

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Niceee, you'll see a future blind tasting video

[@changfachou]

Great video Matt! I'm a fan of Anglianico but it's been a while since I had one. Thanks for reminding me to revisit

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Thank you! I hope you pick up something nice. Are you a Nebbiolo lover too?

[@changfachou]

@@drmatthewhorkey Of course! Love Sangio too!

[@diasspeed]

Hello sir. May I inform you that Aglianico is originally a Greek grape, not Italian. This grape was brought to Italy in the times of Magna Grecia 700-500BC from ancient Greek colonizers. It's name "Aglianico" derives from the word "Hellenico" which in Greek means "Greek". However, today it is more used in Italy for wines but in Greece there are very few wineries that started making wine with it again, in the last few decates.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Glad you like it! There is a lot of debate on this grape. My friend and grape geneticist Jose Vouillamoz has argued and published in Jancis Robinson’s “Wine Grapes” that Aglianico is actually Italian… regardless it can make lovely wines

[@perrosdemaiz]

I tried a Taurasi recently. It was a 2011 Piano De Montevergine. It blew my mind! I loved it. It has the bigger body and more residual sugars that make it so satisfying.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

That is a GREAT wine. Glad you enjoyed it

[@ThePegasus101]

got myself a Genesi 2020 aglianico del vulture

[@drmatthewhorkey]

enjoy it!

[@megatrendy1]

beautiful video, beautiful wines! => great values, I agree!🙂

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Good call!! You’ll see one again in Sunday’s video

[@pjgiger]

Well done Sir - prep but well done. ;) subscribed.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

hahahhahaahah you are the prep!!!

[@solomonmengeu1003]

I have Aglianico a few times now and its pretty amazing stuff. You are spot on it does get better with age. Is the Barolo of the South of Italy? Hmmm..... I think it's natural for people to want to have a frame of reference or comparison with something that they know well. I don't know Aglianico well enough to make that call. But it's definitely south Italy's most complex red varietal. I looked on wine-searcher just now about it now, as I remember reading or watching some where that it's very old. Like it goes back to Roman times; don't know it that's 100% correct. But it's definitely an underappreciated wine and should be on every wine lover's radar.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

For years I never got the comparison (even after hundreds of examples) until I had the right one with age. In the span of one month I had two aged ones in blind tastings that made me go… Aaahhhhhh!!!!

[@Princeofthebow]

Southern italian here: if you ever get a chance try Luigi Lecce as a producer (Poliphemo is his famous Taurasi) and Quintodecimo. They are both outstanding, and the second has Barolo prices but is better 🙂

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Thanks for the heads up. Grazie a mille

[@bpadula100]

I absolutely love Nativ Blu Onice Irpinia Aglianico 2015. But I only have 2 bottles left!

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Ohhh I haven’t tasted that one

[@numanuma20]

I just bought a Salvatore Moletteri Taurasi Vigna Querce 2008. I hope it was a good year for it and that the two I bought won’t be flawed.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Ohhhh those should be ready to drink!

[@numanuma20]

@@drmatthewhorkey I think I ended up with 2012 but what do I care. I drunk one and it was amazing.

[@alessio1109]

Great but I just want to rectify one thing! Bellaria, Taurasi is in Campania not from Basilicata where comes from Aglianico del Volture video(6:31) thanks

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Thanks, yes I meant to cover Taurasi and Vulture...

[@1974gibsonfrancesco]

Galiopo is the Calabrian variety most common. These areas were the 3rd world of Europe in the 80s. People refer to Amalfi in South but theres a hole coastline off that beaten path, Sicily and Liparian Islands, Stromboli. They refer to wine in Calabria, Petrollio lol, what I tried was strong higher ABV

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I like that grape too

[@1974gibsonfrancesco]

Interestingly there's Greek history that some of these wines trace lineage too. We have moorish, Latin, burber N African. Its the Mediterranean

[@dallasbaldri]

Collezione Di Vini from the highest elevation villages in Irpinia produces the best wines made from Aglianico

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Niccce, I’m a big fan of Irpinia too

[@JackRosei]

Tasted a lot of basic, mainly stainless steel anglianicos (Terredora, Feudi etc etc) phenomenal table wines. Low alc., loads of fruits and they have a pretty decent concentration, very good every day wines. Taurasi needs sh.tloads of time, the new oak just kills them, when they are young imo.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I totally agree with you on the new oak. The two from Cavalier Pepe in the video are frombig casks. Fresh Aglianicos can be delicious too. I do like Feudi's... Thanks for chiming in!

[@garba88]

I never like when they say “the X of the Y”, it’s almost saying like these places have no innovation or that are copying the product of somewhere else. I understand marketing does it to simplify, and I got caught into this with the “Barolo of Greece”. Xinomavro has nothing to do with Barolo and it’s its own great stand-alone wine. There’s no need to use these cheap comparisons. That said, I love Aglianico ❤

[@drmatthewhorkey]

I love Xinomavro too!

[@gerryc2851]

the best aglianico of the taurasi region is produced by Cantine Antonio Caggiano winner of the best in the best red category in 2014

[@drmatthewhorkey]

Whoooaaaa thanks so much for the recommendation

[@gerryc2851]

@@drmatthewhorkey my comment should of read "best red in Italy " I apologize

[@silvestrossouthernitaly9795]

vUlture. Accent on the first 'u'.

[@drmatthewhorkey]

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