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Terra degli Eventi, Basilicata, Alovini 2021
IR05921

Terra degli Eventi, Basilicata, Alovini 2021
£12.30
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75cl ALC 12.5%
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From the wild, sparsely populated state that occupies the 'instep' of Italy's boot-shaped South, this gives a super, very juicy glass of wine. The Aglianico grape's damson fruit is complemented by cherry-like Sangiovese.

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Italy, Italy, South of Italy

Still Red

75% Aglianico, 25% Sangiovese

Medium-bodied

Drink Now

2021

Game, Roast

12.5%

75cl

Alovini

Alovini

You will very rarely see so much high tech winemaking equipment packed into a small space as at Alovini. Oronzo Alò, owner of Alovini, loves his ‘toys’ - gleaming stainless steel tanks, the latest pumps and filters, state-of-the-art bottling equipment - but only has three garages to store it in.

He set up on his own in 2003, putting into practice for himself, all the knowledge gained from many years revolutionising winemaking as director at two co-ops in the area near Monte Vulture. Oronzo Alò is a charismatic, accomplished man whose wines epitomise the best in modern style of the Greco and Aglianico grapes, and he freely admits that he learnt much from flying winemaker Jacques Lurton, who made several vintages in Oronzo’s co-ops.

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Vintage guide

A dry winter followed by a hot summer has certainly affected yields in 2022, but the quality looks excellent across the country. Small but perfectly formed seems to sum up the 2021 vintage here. Across most of the country the 2020 vintage is looking very good indeed with ripe fruit and lovely aromatics. A classic if not straight forward vintage 2019 has delivered some excellent wines but in smaller quantity. Overall, the results are very good in 2018, though a warm wet early summer led to disease pressures in many parts of the country. The Northeast, home to Prosecco amongst others did particularly well; so too did Tuscany and Piedmont but yields were a little down in some estates. 2017 saw a small crop of excellent wines; spring frosts and a later heatwave nicknamed ‘Lucifer’ reduced yields, but you’ll find good results on the whole with excellent results in Piedmont. Yields were down in 2016 but quality is high, Piedmont and Tuscany at least as good as 2015. 2015 is generally an excellent vintage across Italy, perhaps reds having the edge over whites. A year that necessitated a lot of work in the vineyards due to the rains, 2014 produced some surprisingly good results with elegant fresh wines across the country.
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