Italy | Basilicata | D'Angelo
D'Angelo
Wines
Summary
D'Angelo is a historical family estate in the heart of Italy's Southern region of Basilicata. Their vineyards reside on the slopes of mount Vulture, an ancient and now extinct Volcano, since the 1930’s. The main grape here is Aglianco, which is a noble grape often compared to Nebbiolo in that it has similar tannin structure, and is very age worthy. Many refer to Aglianico del Vulture as the "Barolo of the South"
The winery concentrates on various single-vineyard expressions of the Aglianico grape and possesses some of the oldest and most important CRU vineyards on the volcano. The vineyards benefit from impeccable exposure and high elevation, as well as mineral rich volcanic soils.
Today, D'Angelo counts around 40 hectares of vines in total and possesses 2 wineries- one for the vinification of the wines, and the other for aging. Rocco D'Angelo is head of operations,and works closely with his sister Erminia who both strive to continue their grandfather's legacy of biological agriculture and traditional winemaking, using only native yeasts, large neutral oak barrels and minimum intervention.
