Negroamaro
Ruby red colour with garnet reflections; it is large and spicy, with hints of raspberry jam and berries
CLASSIFICATION
IGP Salento Negroamaro – red – 750 ml
Alcohol: 14,5% Vol.
Grape harvest: third decade of September
PRODUCTION
Area: Salice Salentino, Salento, Puglia
Vine variety: negroamaro 100%
Training system: apulian alberello
Vineyard age: over 30 years
Grape yeld per hectare: 60 quintals
Harvest: slight withering on the vine, manual harvest with careful selection of the grapes
VINIFICATION
Destemming, soft pressing of the grapes, the skins contact must be from three to four weeks, alcoholic fermentation at a controlled temperature not exceeding 20°C, then introduced in oak barriques of first passage for 12 months
TASTING
Colour: deep ruby red with garnet reflections
Bouquet: large and spicy, with hints of raspberry jam and berries
Taste: elegant, round, full and balanced
Food matches: red meats, game and aged cheese
Serving temperature: 18°C
