Another good pizza wine from Trader Joe’s for just $5.99? We review the latest vintage of the Epicuro Aglianico Puglia IGP.
Aglianico from Puglia, Italy. The wine is fermented and matured in stainless steel and has 14.1 g/L of residual sugar.
The Epicuro Aglianico from Femar Vini is available exclusively at Trader Joe’s and still sells for just $5.99. It is imported by D’Aquino Italian Importing Company.
From the bottle:
This red wine shows intense blackberry and cherry notes harmoniously exalted by a light spicy background. Smooth and velvety with a firm backbone. Perfect at 18° with red meat, ham, and mature cheeses.
13% Alcohol
Harmoniously exalted (as the label says)? I doubt that but let’s see if this latest vintage still works for the price.
The 2022 Epicuro Aglianico begins with a pleasing aroma of cherry, licorice, a little spice and a bit of apple.
Taking a sip reveals lots of dark berry fruit and spice in this well put together wine, especially at this low price. It is definitely rather sweet but also smooth and easy to drink.
Some nice spice notes lead into the somewhat dry, medium-long finish. It wasn’t quite as good on day 2, so drink up!
This is one of several Epicuro wines available at TJ’s including the Epicuro Nero d’Avola and the Epicuro Primitivo. And while none of these score very high on our Taste rating, they don’t have to thanks to their extremely low price! (Read more about our unique rating system that takes into account the price of the wine.)
As always you can find an updated list of our recommended wines from Trader Joe’s as well as more info on their pricing model and some tips and tricks for shopping the store in our giant guide.
You can also find more of our favorite Italian wines here!
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