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Cantina del Vulture

Rionero in Vulture · Potenza (PZ)
← Basilicata
Established
1954
founded as a cooperative of local growers
Yearly production
Location
Rionero in Vulture
Potenza (PZ) · Basilicata
Vineyard area
Around 100 hectares of Aglianico on the volcanic soils of Monte Vulture farmed by some 40 member growers, of which the cantina directly manages about 50 hectares

Appellations

Aglianico del Vulture Superiore DOCGAglianico del Vulture DOCBasilicata IGT

History

Cantina del Vulture, at Contrada San Francesco in Rionero in Vulture, was the first cooperative winery founded in the Aglianico del Vulture zone, established in 1954 on the volcanic slopes of Monte Vulture.

It draws Aglianico from around a hundred hectares farmed by some forty member growers and makes about 200,000 bottles a year, working with traditional late harvests and long macerations across a range that spans the Aglianico del Vulture DOC, the Superiore DOCG and Basilicata IGT, including its 'Michelangelo' and 'Rivonero' labels.

Wines

Illustrative selection
Michelangelo
Aglianico del Vulture DOC · Aglianico
One of the cooperative's flagship Aglianico del Vulture reds.
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