Aglianico Castel del Monte Tenuta Bocca di Lupo 2020 (750ML)

Aglianico is the reason Bocca di Lupo exists: Tormaresca launched the project in 1998 to bring Puglia's native grapes back into focus. The estate, part of the Antinori family's holdings, lies in the Murgia near Minervino Murge, inside the Castel del Monte DOC, with vines on lean calcareous soils at roughly 250 to 300 meters. The 2020 is dark and spice-laden, with morello cherry, mulberry and pomegranate beneath white pepper, balsamic herbs and a bittersweet edge of dark chocolate. The fruit is generous without turning heavy, the acidity lively, and the tannins silky and already approachable. Full-bodied yet composed, it keeps its footing all the way through the finish. It belongs alongside orecchiette with sausage and cime di rapa, bombette pugliesi or aged caciocavallo.