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Aleatico di Gradoli DOC

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IL PROGETTODOCALEATICO DI GRADOLIAAIT38004362Denominazione di Origine Controllata

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A sweet, aromatic red from the volcanic slopes above Lake Bolsena, cousin of Elba's Aleatico Passito. Aleatico is a red skinned Muscat relative, so the wine smells of rose petals, wild strawberry, cherry and orange peel, with soft tannin and moderate sweetness; the fortified liquoroso version is heavier and raisiny. Production is a few thousand cases, mostly from the Gradoli cooperative.

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Bottles I'm chasing

  • Cantina di Gradoli

    Aleatico di Gradoli

    The cooperative's standard bottling, rose and strawberry, gently sweet; the one wine that carries the DOC.

    $12 to $16Wine-Searcher
  • Cantina di Gradoli

    Aleatico di Gradoli Liquoroso

    Fortified version, raisin, dried cherry and rose, richer and longer lived.

    $15 to $20Wine-Searcher