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Volcanic cone of Mount Vulture, the engine room of Aglianico del Vulture DOC and the only DOCG in Basilicata.
Azienda Agricola Musto Carmelitano
Musto Carmelitano farms about ten acres of Aglianico in Maschito, on the eastern slopes of Mount Vulture in Basilicata. Siblings Elisabetta and Luigi Carmelitano have run the third-generation estate since 2005. They farm organically and make the wines with wild yeasts only, no fining and no stabilising agents. The cellar in the village centre opens to visitors Thursday to Sunday. Four bookable experiences run from a 15-euro tasting at the Vineria La Chiazza to a 45-euro Premium tour through the Serra del Prete and Pian del Moro vineyards.
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About Azienda Agricola Musto Carmelitano
Musto Carmelitano has been a family farm for more than three generations. Siblings Elisabetta and Luigi Carmelitano took over from their parents in 2005. They handle every stage of the work themselves, with winemaker Sebastiano Fortunato advising in the cellar. Home is Maschito, a hill village on the eastern slopes of Mount Vulture in Basilicata.
The old volcano built the land here. Its soft tuff rock, threaded with ash and small volcanic stones, sits under all the nearby vineyards and gives Aglianico del Vulture DOC its firm grip. The farm covers about 32 acres, and Aglianico takes up ten of them. The rest grows arable crops under the same organic rules. The vines split across three named crus on the mountain's eastern lip: Serra del Prete, Pian del Moro and Vernava. Pian del Moro is the oldest plot and gives the longest-living red. The grapes are picked by hand in October, and the bottles carry the EU organic mark.
The cellar went up in 2006 in the centre of Maschito, among fruit trees and the family's organic vegetable gardens. In 2023 it gained a panoramic terrace for visitors. Inside, steel and concrete tanks share the space with a small store of French oak casks for the top wines. A glass-walled tasting room looks over the working floor.
The cellar work stays simple and hands-off. The grapes ferment on their own wild yeasts. Selected yeasts, fining and stabilising agents stay out. Sulphur is kept to a minimum, and the Etichetta Bianca and Dhjete bottlings get none at all. The Aglianico stays on its skins for ten to fifteen days. Serra del Prete then ages a year in steel and a year in concrete. Pian del Moro spends a year in steel, a year in 500-litre French oak casks, and another year in bottle.
Pian del Moro is the reference wine, from the oldest vineyard, bottled as Aglianico del Vulture Superiore DOCG. Serra del Prete is the more approachable Aglianico del Vulture DOC from a single plot. Maschitano Rosso is the lighter red from younger vines. There is also Maschitano Rosato, an IGT Basilicata pink made by pressing Aglianico straight away, and two still Moscato whites from cooler plots above the village. Dhjete is a Moscato that referments in the bottle into a light sparkler. Its Albanian name marks the family's tenth vintage, and the wine nods to the Vulture's rural sparkling tradition.
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Azienda Agricola Musto Carmelitano
Maschito, Potenza · Vulture
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Visit & Experiences
4 bookable experiences at Azienda Agricola Musto Carmelitano
4 tastings, checked by our editors. From €15.
Tasting & Tour
Tour Premium
Around 2 hours 30 minutes
From €45 per person
Full vineyard, cellar and tasting itinerary. Guided tour of the Serra del Prete and Pian del Moro crus by car and on foot, cellar visit covering vinification, ageing and bottling, and a sit-down tasting of seven wines paired with Lucanian salumi, cheeses and hot regional dishes. Runs Thursday to Sunday, around two and a half hours, minimum four guests. Translator available on request.
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Tasting & Tour
Tour Lucano
Around 2 hours 30 minutes
From €35 per person
Walk through the estate vineyards, visit to the cellar covering vinification and ageing, and a sit-down tasting of five wines paired with Lucanian salumi, cheeses and other regional products. Runs Thursday to Sunday, around two and a half hours.
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Tour Maschitano
Around 2 hours 30 minutes
From €25 per person
A shorter introduction to the estate: a walk between the vine rows, a cellar visit covering vinification, ageing and refinement, and a tasting of three wines with a board of typical Lucanian salumi and cheeses. Runs Thursday to Sunday, around two and a half hours.
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Tasting
Tasting at Vineria Agricola La Chiazza
Daily except Tuesday and Wednesday, 17:30 to 20:00
From €15 per person
Informal tasting of three estate wines with a board of Lucanian salumi and cheeses, served at the family wine bar in central Maschito (Via Marconi 13). Open every day except Tuesday and Wednesday, evenings only.
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Via Pietro Nenni, 23, 85020 Maschito, Potenza (Basilicata)
Common questions
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The cellar is in the centre of Maschito, at Via Pietro Nenni 23 (postcode 85020, province of Potenza). The village sits on the eastern flank of Mount Vulture in Basilicata. The vineyards lie on the same volcanic slopes around it.
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