Giornata - Aglianico - Paso Robles, Paso Highlands, CA - 2022

Notes from the Winery/Importer

The Aglianico goes through a long, cool fermentation and extended maceration of 2-4 weeks, partially carbonic. Native fermentation without wine additions helps keep the wine pure and balanced to best reflect the soil and vinatage. Aged in Italian botte, neutral puncheon and stainless steel barrel for the carbonic. We added a bit of Petit Verdot to give the wine a bit more heft.

Notes on the Producer

Our Philosophy The journey in creating Giornata started with a dream to create wines from Italian grapes grown in California employing the sensibility and philosophy of Italian winemaking. We work with the same grape vines (clonal material) as the best producers in Italy. The Central Coast of California possesses many of the attributes of the top wine growing regions of Italy. Our winemaking style leans more Italian than Californian in that we favor wines with balance and subtlety rather than intensity and extraction. We pick our grapes at lower sugar levels and handle our must gently in the cellar, thus resulting in wines that belong on the Italian dinner table possessing both ample acidity and tannin. Traveling to Italy on a regular basis, we continue to receive feedback on our efforts while researching Italian winemaking and viticultural methods.