SCEG Aglianico del Vulture
Elena Fucci
Elena Fucci
SCEG Aglianico del Vulture
In 2016, Elena Fucci, responsible for saving her family’s high altitude, volcanic soiled vineyards and solidifying the appellation with her singular Titolo cru, began another passion project, SCEG (translation pomegranate), to help out friends of her 94-year-old grandfather Generoso. To preserve their vines and tradition, she makes this special wine from his friends’ vines, four parcels near her family’s vineyards, and vines ageing 70+ years. SGEC (pronounced Sheg) is organically farmed Aglianico, spending one year in 500L tonneaux and 6 months in bottle before release. Wild herbs, wild black fruit flood this structural palate, infiltrated with fragrant violets and smoky quartz, lit with mountainous acidity, and framed with firm, sticky tannins which draw this to a saline end. A beauty aglianico, primed for enjoyment now, though able to hold in your cellar over the next couple of years easy.
“Camphor complicated grilled herb and red plum aromas as the 2021 Aglianico del Velture SCEG opens in the glass. This is an especially rich and supple rendition of SCEG, with sour cherry enlivening masses of dark red fruits and perfumed inner florals that resonate throughout. Juicy acidity maintains an energetic feel as grippy tannins come forward through the close, as the 2021 finishes long and staining with a youthful tension that puckers the cheeks.” 92 points, Eric Guido, Vinous.
Vintage: 2021
Bottle Size: 750 mL
Bottles per Case: 12
Price per Bottle: $33
Style: Still
Region: Basilicata
Appellation: Aglianico del Vulture DOC
Country: Italy
Grape: Aglianico
Colour: Red
Vegan: Yes
Organic: Yes
Biodynamic: No
Natural: No
Low Intervention: Yes
