Quintodecimo Terra d'Eclano Aglianico Irpinia, Campania, Italy

昆圖德西莫伊克拉諾艾格尼科紅葡萄酒

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The 2019 Irpinia Aglianico Terra d'Eclano is a selection of fruit from two parcels on the estate. Decisions regarding the final blend are taken on a vintage-by-vintage basis. What is achieved in this growing season is balanced acidity and very well integrated tannins that support the wine—and its abundant flavors of dark plum, blackberry and spice—without feeling astringent. It's also worth noting the brilliant dark ruby hue of this wine. There were two other vintages I tasted during this sitting (from 2018 and 2017), and all three wines are lively and bright.

I tasted three vintages of this wine (2019, 2018 and 2017), and of the three, 2018 was by far the coolest growing season, and the wettest. The 2018 Irpinia Aglianico Terra d'Eclano reveals a very vertical and lifted personality. It shows a fresh and elegant approach with wild cherry, blue flower and sweet gardening soil. There are some tarry and flinty notes as well. There is a hint of a tannic bite on the close that should soften with a few more years of cellar age.

Vintage heat and drought made 2017 a challenging year for vintners in Campania and far beyond. The Quintodecimo 2017 Irpinia Aglianico Terra d'Eclano wears that extra ripeness and richness with plummy dark fruit, pressed blackberry and earthy iris root. The wine is open-knit and certainly the most accessible of the recent vintages I tasted. That velvety or relaxed quality of fruit makes it ready to drink now and up until the 10-year mark.

The Quintodecimo 2016 Irpinia Aglianico Terra d'Eclano shows an exotic personality with dark fruit and blackcurrant that cedes to spice, sweet almond and candied peach. The aromas are vast and almost aspirational in that they don't necessarily fit the classic profile of the normally more austere Aglianico grape. I also get unexpected floral notes that are fragrant and sweet, and there is a tiny touch of white pepper on the close. Exactly 15,786 bottles were made.

Opening to sweet flavors of blackberry marmalade and black cherry confit, the 2015 Irpinia Aglianico Terra d'Eclano is a full-bodied red wine that shows the ripe fruit flavors and exuberance of this warm and sunny vintage. This is a soft, round and concentrated expression with soft and well-integrated tannins. Pair it with your favorite home-cooked meals like roast chicken with rosemary potatoes. Those comfort foods would match this extremely comfortable wine.