Elena Fucci
Elena Fucci Aglianico del Vulture Titolo
DOC Aglianico del Vulture
100% Aglianico
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Organic
Tasting Notes
Intense ruby color with strong garnet reflections. Ample and complex perfume, with beautiful fruit, minerality, and spicy hints. The aroma provokes a strong sensation of cherry, currant, rosemary, tobacco, and cinnamon. On the palate, it offers warm flavor, broad structure, and a persistent, aromatic finish.
Cultivation
Elena’s harvest is typically one of the latest in Italy. Depending on the weather, it may begin at the end of October or beginning of November. The 2021 harvest in particular began on October 21, and sadly, it was the last with Elena’s grandfather Generoso who passed away in December at almost 96.
Vinification
The whole grapes are put into steel tanks for the alcoholic fermentation (maceration lasts the same amount of time as fermentation). Afterward, the must is ‘drawn off’ and the dregs are soft pressed. Malolactic fermentation occurs in barriques of 200 l. (50% new) for a total of 12 months. Naturally clarified by decantation.
Aging
12 months in barrique of 200 Lt, followed by another 12 months in the bottle.
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The Fucci family has lived on their estate in Basilicata since 1960, when Elena Fucci’s grandfather purchased six hectares of vineyards at the highest point of Contrada Solagna in Titolo, at the foot of Mount Vulture, an extinct volcano. In 2000, as the family prepared to sell the property, Elena made the decisive choice to preserve the land, transforming a former bulk-wine estate into an award-winning, terroir-driven winery. A bold and energetic visionary, she devotes herself exclusively to Aglianico, the “King of the South,” farming Mount Vulture’s oldest vines—some over 70 years old—on dark, mineral-rich volcanic soils. This singular terroir, paired with Elena’s uncompromising leadership, yields wines of striking depth, character, and authenticity.