Here is a very likable Aglianico del Vulture with bright spice flavors, big concentration and black fruit. The wine is dark and impenetrable with thick tannins and chewy succulence.——M.L.(5/1/2009)—— 91

This is a very attractive wine with loads of personality and a long list of aromatic characteristics: Porcino mushroom, cedar, spice, licorice and scented candle. It’s a bit shy on the fruit though: Very modern and intense in the mouth with waxy flavors on the close.——M.L.(8/1/2007)—— 89

The 2001 Aglianico del Vulture Efesto is a deep ruby in color, powerful, smoky, and mineral on its ripe berry-rich nose, and with an intensity and length which promise another fifteen years of life. It is a wine which already competes with the best of an historic area for fine Aglianico, but this is no surprise, as this grape is, in a certain sense, the house’s bread and butter, and is offered in three different versions. Importer: Palm Bay International, Port Washington, NY; tel. (516) 802-4700.