Basilisco
Basilicata's Aglianico del Vulture is
one of the greatest wines of Southern Italy. The Latin poet
Horace sang its praises, but only a few have succeeded in
re-establishing its reputation as a big, luscious red wine.
Paternoster is one of the two landmark institutions that
have paved the way in this ancient and volcanic land built
around the extinct Mount Vulture. Now a third generation
of talent has emerged, headed by Elena Fucci and Michele
Cutolo's "Basilisco." It is here in township of
Barile, the once flourishing barrel-producing mecca of a
past era, that the passionate Cutolo produces a limited
number of bottlings from his 8 hectares of vines. With respected
wine consultant Lorenzo Landi now on hand, the grapes generally
receive late harvest treatment and new oak, producing wines
of opulence and balance.
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