DOCG/DOP Regulations
Region
- Basilicata
Province
- Potenza
Communes of Production
- Rionero in Vulture, Barile, Rapolla, Ripacandida, Ginestra, Maschito, Forenza, Acerenza, Melfi, Atella, Venosa, Lavello, Palazzo San Gervasio, Banzi, Genzano di Lucania
Denominazione (Rosso)
- Aglianico del Vulture Superiore
- Aglianico del Vulture Superiore Riserva
Grapes Varieties
- Rosso:
- 100% Aglianico
Minimum Alcohol
- 13.5%
Aging Requirements
- Superiore: 12 months in barrel, 12 months in bottle, not to be released before November 1 of the third year following the harvest
- Riserva: 2 years in barrel and 2 years in bottle, not to be released before November 1 of the fifth year following the harvest
Minimum Planting Density
- 3,350 vines per hectare
Maximum Yields
- 8 tons/ha, 52 hl/ha
Vineyard Elevation
- 200 to 700 meters
Principal Soils
- Volcanic
DOCG Established
- 2010 (last modified 2011)
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