Irpinia Aglianico D.O.C. - Azienda: Cantina Perillo

Michele Perillo's Perillo winery is a small winery in the municipality of Castelfranci, and in 2024 it placed its Irpinia Aglianico D.O.C. wine on the wine market. The winery covers 7 hectares of property between the municipality of Castelfranci and the town of Montemarano.

Denomination: Irpinia Aglianico D.O.C.
Wine: Aglianico
Wine Description:100% Aglianico
Soil Characteristics: Calcareous Clayey
Planting System: Spurred Cordon on 15/20 year old vines
Production per hectare: 45q per hectare
Vendemmia: first week of November
Vinificazione: Pre-fermentation maceration of grapes on cold for about 2 days, subsequent fermentation. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks at uncontrolled temperature for about 15 days.
Refining: In wood 6 months in oak barrels from Slovenia
Bottle ageing: 1 year
Color: Ruby red
Perfume: The nose offers a broad, complex, intense bouquet with characters reminiscent of cherry, thyme, violet, and berries with mineral hints.
Flavor: In the mouth is enveloping, elegant and persistent. The aftertaste is characterized by distinct notes of plum, bitter cherry, strawberry jam, and black pepper.
Gradation: 15%
Temperature: 18° C.

Irpinia is a land rich in cultural and gastronomic traditions, it is the first area in the South of Italy to have obtained the DOCG in 1993 with TAURASI, in 2003 with FIANO DI AVELLINO and GRECO DI TUFO; still today it is the first to boast three DOCGs.

Vitigni Irpini in technical collaboration with the travel and tourism agency "Pro locando Viaggi & Turismo", organize wine and food tours in Irpinia to discover the wineries, the culture and the wine and food tradition of an authentic and genuine territory.

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