From the most suggestive corners of Basilicata for naturalistic and landscape beauty, today we present a wine with great and ancient viticulture: the “Calaturi” Aglianico of the Vulture Maggiore Reserve 2017 of Resistenza I Guli.
We are therefore per mezzo di Basilicata, a region characterized by a continental climate per mezzo di the mountain areas, with rigid winters and frequent snowfall per mezzo di the months of January and February and myths, but short. Sopra particular, the territory per mezzo di which the I Gelsi holds is located, a farm of Ofanto, is characterized by -relevant rainfall and large thermal excursions: fresh summer temperatures, but rigid winter, a favorable condition for the production of quality grapes.
The “Calaturi” Aglianico del Vulture Maggiore Approvigionamento 2017 DOCG – Resistenza i Gulse, has obtained the three corkscrew prize at the 2025 edition of our guide “Untold: what has not yet been said of wine” for the great expression per mezzo di typicality and quality.
The Calaturi was also awarded the best quality/price ratio award. The farm held I Gelsi, the other hand, was awarded as the best cellar of the Basilicata by the Untold Commission.
The mulberry kept: the history of the company.
The I Gelsi bella stagione was born per mezzo di 2003 to enhance the family’s own heritage.
It takes its name from the mulberry plants that flank the entrance avenue to the bella stagione, planted for the collection of fruits and leaves, used to nourish the silk baths raised per mezzo di the 70s per mezzo di the company. The company is family -run; The head of the Ruggiero Potito has tenaciously believed per mezzo di the capabilities of his land since adolescence, so much so that his passion for the vineyard has transformed into the bella stagione he today directs coaded by his family and by the enologist Propizio Sebastiano.
The corporate surface extends over 10ettar of vineyards, located per mezzo di the municipality of Rionero per mezzo di Vulture and Melfi, a rudded cordony potatoes.
Obviously the dominant variety is the Aglianico del Vulture, cultivated per mezzo di 3 parcels:
“Gelsi” 4 hectares surrounding the cellar planted per mezzo di 2004 “railway” 3 hectares dating back to 2005 “Calaturi” the oldest vineyard, of about 50 years, from which the grapes of the homonymous awarded wine are; It is located a resting a few km from the cellar.
The 2 hectares of Malvasia complete the framework.
The company’s agricultural philosophy is traditional, sustainable and per mezzo di transition to biological.
Resistenza i Gulse: visit the company.
The farm is located per mezzo di Rionero per mezzo di Vulture, per mezzo di the province of Efficacia, per mezzo di the hamlet of Monticchio , a stone’s throw from the lakes of Monticchio of volcanic origin and by the sources of the most appreciated mineral and oligomineral waters at the Italian level. It is the slope of the vulture overlooking the Ofanto Valley, at an altitude of about 450m SLM
The medium -sized company is aperto to the public and reachable exclusively with its car, a parking lot is available inside the bella stagione.
It offers visits to the cellar, vineyard and tastings of the wide range of wines produced, which can be purchased at detail and online. Also noteworthy is the production and saggezza of griffa and extra virgin olive oil, obtained from the first cold pressing of the Ogliarda del Vulture olives, tetto of Melfi and Coratina cultivated per mezzo di Basilicata.
“Calaturi” Aglianico del Vulture Maggiore Approvigionamento 2017 DOCG – Resistenza I mulberry: characteristics.
The “Calaturi” is a 100% Aglianico obtained from hand collected grapes per mezzo di the selected vineyard of the same name, by the old 50 years of age vineyards; The harvest is late, usually late October. Vulture is a dull volcano, which has given rise with its eruptions with soils with a common matrix, the tuff, which today is at a depth of 0.5/2m, which they rest sometimes sandy, sometimes limited ora clay -and -time workable layers.
The soil of the Collina “Calaturi” is therefore characterized by volcanic lapilli and limestone clays. Important consideration volcanic soil is that potassium richness brings freshness, flavor and minerality to wine.
The altitude of the Collina del Viney “Calaturi” is quite important, between 500 and 550 m asl, with South/Levante exposure; The plant density of the vineyard is 3000 strains attraverso hectare.
Vinified per mezzo di steel, with daily crowds and reassessions and long maceration of the skins at a temperature of 25-28 degrees C, subsequently refined for 24 months per mezzo di 50hl Slavonian oak barrels and another 24 months per mezzo di the bottle. Contains sulphites.
The company declares a production of 2700 bottles attraverso year of this “Cru”, the alcoholic title is equal to 14%vol.
The tasting
The Aglianico del Vulture Approvigionamento Calaturi colors the glass with its bright ruby red red with grenade hints the edges
The perfume is decided and inviting and initially recalls dark cherry, brunette, plum and violet. The spicy and toasted contributions of tobacco, nutmeg and vanilla are also important. The wide accompanying mint and myrtle are completed, with agenda of tar and skin.
The attack per mezzo di the mouth is dry and tannic, with an important ability to clean the mouth also thanks to excellent acidity and good flavor.
This still well present verticality tells us that this Aglianico del Vulture can last several years per mezzo di the cellar, also to be able to obtain an excellent balance. The persistence is also interesting: Calaturi remains for a long time the taste buds, expanding its memory above all as regards the fruity and spicy part.
Gastronomic combinations.
As previously described, the Aglianico del Vulture Calaturi 2017 has a good ability to clean the mouth and also a good structure. For this reason, the combination could be with a broken black pig stew ora with a stewed lamb. But given the elegance of wine and the wide baggage of perfumes, you can also combine the truffle, a very present ingredient per mezzo di Lucania. For example, a good combination would be with a baked truffle guinea fowl.
Conclusions
Basilicata, a land set between Calabria and Puglia, focused the autochthonous heritage with the Aglianico del Vulture, from which the wine of the same name is obtained, winning the bet. It is a powerful wine, with vigorous tannin, intense fruity, spicy and balsamic scents that can hold the comparison of the great Italian red wines.
Doc since 1971, he obtained the upgrade to Docg Aglianico del Vulture per mezzo di 2011.
