The 1999 Aglianico del Vulture Riserva is a powerful, but brooding and backward wine, smoky and tarry on the nose and palate, though the raspberry-blackberry fruit still come through, still slightly austere and tightly wound, but with a firmness of texture and a depth of concentration that promise another dozen years of drinking pleasure. The 2001 version of this wine is shaping up as the best in the history of the firm, but no one looking for superior calibre Aglianico is going to be disappointed in this wine. Importer: Montecastelli Selections, New York, NY; tel. (212) 414-4898