Cinnamon, clove and Christmas spice open the nose of the 2011 Aglianico del Vulture Re Manfredi. The wine shows the soft heat and mature fruit of the vintage with soft lines and round contours. The oak notes are apparent and require a few more years of bottle aging before they reach optimal integration. The 2011 vintage is especially bold and big. Its thick textural richness wraps thickly over the palate coating every part of the mouth with lavish layers of fruit and spice. The tannins are still a bit thorny and raw, but will soften with time.