2013 Elena Fucci Titolo Superiore Riserva (750mL)

Aglianico del Vulture Titolo from Elena Fucci has amassed quite a devoted following in the mere two decades she has been producing it. Elena bottles two special cuvées as well - Superiore and Superiore Riserva.

Both feature the best selected grapes from her oldest vines, which are crushed in small batches. Whereas the regular Titolo ages 12 months in oak and 12 in bottle, Superiore spends 2 years in 200L French oak (50% new) + one year in bottle before release.

The Riserva also spends a year in the 200L barrels but then Elena moves it to 500L tonneaux for 2 more years, plus a year in bottle.

In the past, they were available primarily in magnum, which is all that was offered in the US. Wines that matures this deliberately in large format means you need to buy them when you’re in your teens.

For the last year and a half, VDLT has been offering the widest range of wines, vintages and bottle sizes from Elena. Our VDLT Direct program makes it possible to work with small quantities of wines that would not make sense for traditional importing.

So, Elena has made available - exclusively to VDLT - a few cases of the 2013 Aglianico del Vulture Titolo Superiore Riserva in 750mL bottles (click the link to view or purchase). An incredible wine from a great vintage, 8 years since the harvest. The price is $110 and supplies are of course very limited.

For those of you unfamiliar with VDLT Direct, we curate a select list of producers and wines from France and Italy and arrange for them to be shipped directly from the winery to you. Orders must be at least 6 bottles and in multiples of 6 but you can mix and match from each producer (even 1 bottle of 6 different wines). It takes a few weeks and all you have to do is accept the delivery of your perfect provenance wine from UPS or FedEx. There is a modest shipping fee to the US of $4/bottle if you order at least 12 or $6/bottle if you order 6. If you are in Europe, please contact me if you are interested as it is likely we can make arrangements for you.

Also available is the Riserva 2017 and Superiore 2018. The latter is from one of Elena’s favorite vintages. This is a wonderful opportunity to acquire a collection of some of Italy’s greatest and most cellar-worthy wines.

Please note, VDLT Direct selections are not eligible for the Inventory Sale recently announced. Contact me if you have questions.

Still some availability