Vigneti del Vulture

In 2008, Valentino Sciotti (of the Fantini group) took over this small Acerenza cooperative in the heart of the Aglianico del Vulture zone. Consultant winemaker Alberto Antonini works with the talented Danilo Gizzi to capture the character of the grapes and area in the finished Vigneti del Vulture wines.

According to Alberto, arriving in this beautiful, isolated, uncontaminated region is like stepping back a few centuries in time. It is one of Italy’s least explored areas, but it produces exciting wines. The low-trained vineyards are planted on the slopes of Mount Vulture, an extinct volcano, at elevations of up to 800 metres above sea level. Here, the volcanic soils are rich in clay and limestone, and many of the vines are over 80 years old. As a result, the wines made from these sites are distinctive, with marked minerality and vibrant acidity.