When tasting wine, every sommelier’s manual suggests the following examinations: first visual, then olfactive, and finally gustative. We suggest for you to begin with imagination, because wine is more than colors, scents and flavors.

Imagine the rows of vines feeling the sunrise, the cool breeze of the morning, and the rustling leafs. Imagine a field full of workers that wake up everyday before the sun rises and take care of any single plant with patience and devotion, in wind and rain or when the sun is beating down. Imagine the many sleepless nights and long days due to weather.

We'd have a story to tell for each bottle we fill, for each year, for each day. It’s a history of passion and labor that dates back five generations and continues today.
The utmost care is taken in preparing each vintage and we do not carelessly advance the natural process. If a vintage is not yet ready, we simply wait, even if the market would suggest prematurely accelerating the process. Nature must be respected.

A good wine comes from a good cantina and a skilled enologist, but that’s not enough to deliver excellence. An excellent wine needs much more. This is Likos, this is who we are.

Characterization

• Red wine
• Quality: Aglianico del Vulture DOC
• Grape Variety: 100% Aglianico del Vulture derived solely from our vineyards
• Harvest time: October
• Yield rate: 55 hl/ha
• Time in wood: 8 months in french oak barrels
• Alcohol: 14% vol.
• Serving temperature: 16-18°C
• Aging potential: 10 years and more
• Food pairings:
• Winery: Vigne Mastrodomenico, Barile

Degustation

With a broad and complex bouquet, Likos is a richly textured wine and with a firm tannic structure. At palate it is initially dry heat, and then intense and aromatic with delicate cherry and berry notes. The aroma is persistent and ends with a lovely note of liquorice.With the years it will develop softer tannins and more silky texture. For this reason the bottles can be stored for aging for even more than 10 years.