Grifalco Aglianico del Vulture Grifalco 2022 Reasonable Cellar with ripe apple

with ripe apple

From a single Serra de' Conti hillside farmed organically and biodynamically

green apple and lemon threaded through a chalky frame

time pauses for the emergence of marzipan and lotus root

where Syrah clings to absurdly steep slopes and every parcel gets treated like a jewel

Grifalco Aglianico del Vulture Grifalco 2022 Reasonable Cellar with ripe appleElena Fucci reawakened Vulture; Grifalco is part of the wave pushing it further. The Piccin family made their name in Montepulciano before pulling up stakes in 2004 and relocating to this volcanic corner of Basilicata, drawn by a terroir nobody was paying much attention to. Brothers Andrea and Lorenzo now run the estate, and when Andrea visited our shop he put their philosophy plainly: "Things that can make great Barolo and Burgundy can also make