Tasting - Carraia Aglianico

Name: Carraia Aglianico
Variety: Aglianico
Region: Campagna 
Country: Italy
Year: 2013
Price: $15

Shop Review: Produced in the Campania region of Italy, this Aglianico has delicious black fruit flavors with hints of licorice, volcanic soil and tar notes. Classic in nature, yet in a lighter, more crowd-pleasing style, the Carraia is made of the ancient Aglianico grape. This black grape originated in Greece and today is widely grown in Basilicata and Campania.

My Review: This wine was extremely in your face with smokey tannins and a dark red color. The oaky flavors overwhelm the palette cancelling out any other flavors that could have been there.