92 Points, Eric Guido (Galloni) – “The wickedly fresh 2024 Aglianico del Vulture Titolo Pink Edition opens with a stunning bouquet of wild strawberries, lavender and gingery spice. Soft and round, this possesses a core of cool-toned acidity and crisp wild berry fruits. Nuances of mint and citrus add lift. Well-measured and balanced, the 2024 tapers off. crisp, long and sapid..”

In 2000, Elena Fucci was in her second year of university when her family decided to sell their property on Monte Vulture in Basilicata.  Home to some of the oldest Aglianico vines that had been in her family for generations, Elena couldn’t bear the thought of her childhood home, surrounded by vineyards and olive trees, in the hands of someone else. She abandoned her studies, returned home and set about learning to make wine.

Made in the Cerasuolo style, this is a dark coloured rosato with vibrant fruit, flavour, tannin and acidity – as Aglianico should be. Superb to sip and even better at the table, with everything from raw tuna to steak, it’s a style that is refreshingly on the rebound following years of rosé as a category being dominated by pale, flavourless wines.