Cantina Giardino Aglianico in Anfora Clown 2018
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| Management number | 253562852 | Release Date | 2026/10/24 | List Price | CA$24.40 | Model Number | 253562852 | ||
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The Clown Oenologue is 100% Aglianico sourced from vines 90 to 100 years old grown near Ariano Irpino in the northern reaches of Irpinia, Avellino province. The vineyard sits at 450 meters above sea level on sandy, clay soils and yields just 40 quintals per hectare. All farming is organic and all work in the vineyard is done by hand.
Vinification follows an unusual and demanding protocol: whole-cluster fermentation and maceration run for 12 months inside 200-liter terracotta amphorae using only indigenous yeasts, with no sulfur added at any point. The wine is then transferred to large barrels for a further 12 months of aging before bottling unfined and unfiltered.
The result is labeled under Campania IGP rather than a DOCG, giving Antonio and Daniela Di Gruttola the latitude to work outside the formal appellation rules. The amphora aging imparts a distinct mineral and textural quality not found in oak-only programs, while the year-long skin contact builds serious tannin and phenolic depth.
Production is tiny. The wine is bottled with no additions, meaning zero added sulfites, no fining agents, and no filtration. It is one of four distinct Aglianico interpretations made at Cantina Giardino, and the only one where both fermentation and maceration take place entirely in terracotta.
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