2005 Aglianico Vigna Cinque Querce (Irpinia)

Wine Details
Place of Origin

Italy

Irpinia

Campania

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Aglianico (2015 vintage)

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Drinking Window

2013 - 2013

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Molettieri is one of the most fascinating young producers to come out of Campania. For years Salvatore Molettieri sold his fruit to the region's larger producers. The estate's first commercial release was 1996, although a small amount of wine was made in 1994. Today Molettieri is assisted by his son Giovanni, a recent graduate of the Avellino oenological school.

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Molettieri is one of the most fascinating young producers to come out of Campania. For years Salvatore Molettieri sold his fruit to the region's larger producers. The estate's first commercial release was 1996, although a small amount of wine was made in 1994. Today Molettieri is assisted by his son Giovanni, a recent graduate of the Avellino oenological school. Molettieri makes a variety of wines, the most notable of which are the Aglianicos from their Cinque Querce vineyard. The wines are aged in a combination of large casks with some small French oak barrels as well. The Taurasi sees 30 months in oak, while the Riserva spends 42 months in oak. Despite the extended period of wood aging the wines come across as incredibly primary. Drinking windows seem superfluous as in the finest vintages the wines appear to be nearly immortal. These palate-staining, concentrated big boys are not for the timid, but they do offer thrilling drinking in a full-bodied, intense style.