This wine is called Blu Onice because the vineyard is located on a rocky ground next to an old onyx cave near Gesualdo. The stones that are extracted from this cave are yellow with particular blue streaks that inspired this name.
Awards
| Name | Blu Onice – Irpinia Aglianico Doc |
| Appellation | Denomination of origin controlled |
| Region | Campania |
| Grape variety | 100% aglianico |
| Training system | Trellis system with spurred cordon |
| Soil composition | Hilly rocky land |
| Period of harvest | End of october, beginning of November |
| Winemaking | Cold premaceration. Maceration with replacment for about 20 days. Fermentation with starter yeasts, malolactic fermentation. Fining in barrels |
| Fining | French oak barrel 225 l, first passage, 14 months |
| Alcohol degree | 14 % vol |
| Food matching | Wine goes with red meat dishes, game, aged cheeses, dishes prepared with meat sauce |
| Serving temperature | 15 -18° c |
| Wine characteristics | Brilliant red color with spicy taste typical of maiatica Cherry of Taurasi |
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