I opened this up tonight with a dinner of eggplant parmesan made with my latest batch of homemade tomato sauce. With this dinner, I opened:
2007 Bisceglia Aglianico del Vulture "Terre de Vulcano"" nose: initially, a bit of VA and a dead ringer for Ridge Lytton Springs (dark berry fruit, pencil lead) becoming more open with time and picking some cinnamon spice palate: medium-full body, rich fruit, firm acidity, a hint of tanninsI gave this a hard decant upon opening and let it sit for 30 minutes. Even so, it took about another 30 minutes to fully open. Jean initially thought that it might be corked, but later revised her opinion as it opened. Still very primary, this was very appealing in a fresh, Zin-like way (with greater acidity) but I can't say that I was put in mind of the "Nebbiolo of the South" as some put it.
Mark Lipton