Elena Fucci Aglianico del Vulture Titolo 2022 bottle

View front label

Elena Fucci Aglianico del Vulture Titolo 2022 front label

Tasting Wheel

Citrus fruit aroma family photo — Citrus fruit

Red fruit aroma family photo — Red fruit

Black fruit aroma family photo — Black fruit

Tasting facts

Taste: Dry

aciditySoft → Bright

sweetnessDry → Sweet

tanninGentle → Grippy

intensityLight → Bold

Drinking window · 2024–2032

With food · Beef, Lamb, Pasta

Market range $34.74–$48.00 (around the market median, Nov 9, 2026)

Vivino community

House

Producer: Elena Fucci
Founded: 2000
Founder: Elena Fucci
Home region: Barile, Aglianico del Vulture, Basilicata, Italy
Flagship: Titolo Aglianico del Vulture
Ownership: Fucci family

The Fucci family has lived on their estate in Basilicata since 1960, when Elena Fucci's grandfather purchased six hectares of vineyards at the highest point of Contrada Solagna in Titolo. In 2000, as the family prepared to sell the property, Elena made the decisive choice to preserve the land, transforming a former bulk-wine estate into an award-winning, terroir-driven winery.

producer site

Sustainability / production facts

Hand-harvested, starting the 3rd week of October
Organic philosophy

Aglianico

Elena Fucci Aglianico del Vulture Titolo 2022

Critics Choice · 95 points · Decanter
Customer Favorite · 4 stars · Vivino

Description

Intense ruby color with garnet reflections; whiff of ash and white smoke, musky black currants, shaved cedar and tangerine zest; dramatically long and fresh finish, fine-grained tannins; licorice and exotic spice Grapes: 100% Aglianico.

Winemaker Notes

Intense ruby color with strong garnet reflections. Ample and complex perfume, with beautiful fruit, minerality, and spicy hints. The aroma provokes a strong sensation of cherry, currant, rosemary, tobacco, and cinnamon. On the palate, it offers warm flavor, broad structure, and a persistent, aromatic finish.

Wine.com price

$51.99

Buy on Wine.com

Wine.com sells and ships these wines. How wine purchases work

Type: Red
Varietal: Aglianico
Grapes
Country: Italy
Colour: Red
Price band: $35-60
ABV: 14%
Oak: 12 months in oak, split between 200L barriques and 500L tonneaux of varying toast, 50% new wood and 50% second-passage barrels
Aging: 12 months
Vineyard & soil: Dark, mineral-rich volcanic soils; Contrada Solagna del Titolo, Barile, 600m, vines 70+ years old, at the foot of Mount Vulture, an extinct volcano
LWIN: 1328152
Market median: $39.99 (Nov 9, 2026)

From ItalyExplore it on the wine origins map

Professional ratings

95ptsDecanter
A refined, elegant expression of Aglianico. Lifted floral aromas of rose and violet are accompanied by fresh cherry scents. The palate is vibrant and energetic; youthful bramble fruit dominates. Still very young, with plenty of grip and notable minerality, this has many years ahead of it. Aged for 12 months in first- and second-use barriques with various levels of toasting.
94ptsVinous
The 2022 Aglianico del Vulture Titolo tempts the imagination as a whiff of ash and white smoke blows off to reveal musky black currants, shaved cedar and tangerine zest. This is texturally thrilling, nearly creamy in feel yet energetic. Cooling acidity and a core of ripe black fruits give way to tactile mineral tones. This finishes dramatically long and fresh, with a staining of fine-grained tannins. Licorice and exotic spice percolate through the close. Frankly, I'm amazed that even with the creation of the Superiore, Amphora and Riserva, Elena Fucci's Titolo remains one of the top wines in the region year after year. This is fantastic juice.
93ptsRobert Parker's Wine Advocate
The organic Elena Fucci 2022 Aglianico del Vulture Titolo (or the so-called "classico" version of her flagship wine) represents a powerful vintage in which fruit ripeness and concentration are on full display. These results are balanced overall yet lean into the bolder side of Vulture winemaking. The wine offers good freshness thanks to high-elevation fruit, but the 2022 vintage is more accessible even upon release. The Titolo vineyard is located at 650 meters in elevation. The wine ferments in stainless steel and ages in barrique for 12 months, followed by 12 months in glass.
91ptsWine Spectator
Fragrant with tea rose, dried lavender, sage and sandalwood aromatics, this is structured on the palate, with grippy tannins, but also offers an appealing core of sweet black cherry and black raspberry fruit and minerally iron, tar and smoke. Bright and focused, this will benefit from air or cellaring. Best after 2029.
90ptsJames Suckling
Ripe and a bit volatile on the nose, with dried fruit and a savory, earthy touch. Juicy and firm, with bright acidity and a traditional, slightly old-school sensibility marked by an aged, bark-like note with nicely chewy tannins. Still, this has vibrancy from the acid. A bit more fruit freshness would take it to the next level. From organically grown grapes.