Terredora Aglianico di Irpinia 2001

[scimmiatinit]

I don't have any idea of what You can find on the US market but You should find at a very good price Ramitello Di Majo Norante from Molise and many other producers from Campania, like Terredora the one You have tried. You can also search bottles, different in style, from Vulture(BASILICATA).

In Campania We have Aglianico from all the different areas of wine production:
Irpinia Aglianico (the best recognised aglianico and more ageable; sometimes tannins can be a little too hard, acidity too sharp and the wine can result very austere in carachter. From Irpinia comes the first Campania DOCG "Taurasi" that some people consider cousin to Barolos. Mastroberardino, Caggiano, Molettieri and many other names to look for !)
Falerno (the most ancient wine denomination of origin from the roman empire) del Massico Red and other wines can be found from the Caserta area (Villa Matilde is one) smoother...
Aglianico Beneventano (from Benevento) and
Cilento Aglianico and Amalfi Coast (both from Salerno area)where You can find wines either to drink younger or age for some years like Marisa Cuomo Furore or De Concilis Naima.

(Lacrima Christi is mostly Piedirosso with a very small account of Aglianico...
not a DOC I would look for if You want to understand better the grape and the wines it originates)


[This message has been edited by scimmiatinit (edited 09-23-2003).]