2015 La Prova Monaciello Aglianico

Highly Rated
Sam Scott's take on Aglianico - intense, rustic and utterly charming.

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Sam Scott is all in on Italian varieties. He believes that the Adelaide Hills is uniquely positioned to produce some of the best examples of Italian varieties outside of their home country.

The 'Uno' series under the La Prova label are his top examples of his favourite varieties produced from single vineyards.

This Aglianico is named after a fairy tale character in Naples, Monaciello, the "little monk". It's a playful little character that gets blamed for any and all strange happenings - losing your keys, glasses, etc. It's a charming name for a charming wine.

Powerful, earthy and savoury, this is a very 'Italianate' version of Australian Aglianico. It's a wine that loves food because of it's profound tannins, so make sure to have it with a hearty meal.

Ferrous, graphite, dark fruits, rustic charm, loves food.

Hand-picked, destemmed and wild fermented. It spends about three months on skins to tame the tannins, add texture and create an ethereal character. Unfined and unfiltered. Vegan friendly. 75 dozen produced.

95 Points - "Earthy, loamy and dank. In a good way. Ferrous. Tobacco and black fruits, with a pickled cherry riff. The tannins, however, are what define this wine. What make it so darn delicious. They slake the thirst while coaxing every bit of saliva from the mouth. They billow against the cheeks and stain every crevice. They are managed with aplomb. As fidelitous a representation of any aglianico tasted outside of the grape's spiritual home of Campania or Basilicata. Cracking wine!" - Ned Goodwin MW (Halliday Wine Companion)

La Prova

Sam Scott is an excellent guy and a supremely talented winemaker with a clear vision for his La Prova label. Sam aims to make a tastefully packaged range of Australian-grown Italian varieties and deliver them at tremendous value for money. Sounds good to us!

Over a couple of decades making wine in South Australia, Sam has identified his favourite vineyards through Adelaide Hills, McLaren Vale, Barossa Valley and Langhorne Creek where these emerging varieties are best suited to grow and thrive.

The wines he crafts from these vineyards are vibrant and fruit-forward but with a savoury twist and great varietal character. Bang-for-your-buck-wise, the range is up there with the best in the country.

James Halliday once noted, “Scott is a star in the making.” It's fair to say, that star has fully arrived.

Winemaker Sam Scott La Prova

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