Tormaresca
2017
2013 was a vintage with positive weather throughout the entire year, abundant rainfall during the winter months and regular temperatures during the spring and summer seasons. The peak temperatures which characterized the previous vintages were absent; temperatures, winds, and humidity were all favorable.
Positive temperature swings from daytime heat to evening and nighttime coolness assisted in achieving an excellent physiological ripening of the grapes, a interesting aromatic profile, and a vigorous acidity.
As an early-ripening variety, Primitivo felt to a greater extent the consequences of delays in ripening, and the grapes, in fact, matured a week later than usual, during the first ten days of September.
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Rivera
2013
Il Falcone is one of the most prestigious red wines of Apulia whose name was chosen by Rivera to remem-ber Emperor Frederick II of Swabia who built the castle called Castel del Monte near Andria so that he could indulge his passion for falconry. The castle later gave its name to the surrounding DOC area. The wine is obtained with carefully selected grapes sourced from the oldest among the estate’s vineyards. In the blend of indigenous grape varieties, the main grape, Nero di Troia, gives to the wine its great character and structure, while Montepulciano contributes to its roundness. The maturation for 14 months in oak and for a further year in the bottle contributes to refine its great structure and develop its classic personality and elegance.
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Schola Sarmenti
2016
Primitivo from 65-year-old vines
Harvesting and wine-making: Delayed grape harvest with a light over ripening on the plant. Grapes are picked up by hand and gently laid down into little airy crates, arriving as whole bunches at the winery.
Bouquet: A symphonic ensemble of thriving red fruits and black cherry aromas, with a variegated, harmonious succession of spices on the finish.
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Apollonio
2019
TERRITORY
The Salento region is identified by three climatic elements: the sun, the architect that creates generous degrees of sugar, the sea, responsible for the minerality of the wines, and the wind that makes this area naturally free of disease and particularly suitable for the production of "natural" wines. Characterized by extensive flat areas and modest hilly
reliefs, the Salento region is geologically constituted by a calcareous structure of medium texture.
VARIETY INFORMATION
Primitivo is a black berry vine native to Puglia, owes its name to the characteristic vegetative phases of the plant, all early, from ripening to sprouting, from flowering to veraison, hence the old name "Primaticcio".
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Cosimo Taurino
2010
Made from the following tipes of grape.
Negroamaro 85%, Malvasia Nera 15%.
Ageing: Suited for a long ageing
Organoleptic Test
Colour: fine ruby red, slight orange shade with ageing.
Fragrance: full, heavy and enduring bouquet
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Cantele
2015
Color: Inexpugnable ruby red, offering the eyes a preview of the wines complex structure, flavors, and aromas.
Nose: Notes of rose and violet emerge in a slow, long-lasting progression, giving way to wild fruit, dried fig, preserves, and vanilla.
Palate: The same aromatic equilibrium reappears in the mouth, releasing delicate progressions of fruit and spice. The rich, balanced flavor of this wine’s components give it its distinctive imprint. And its extreme delicacy closes with ample, persistent flavors in the finish.
Pairing: Well aged ripe cheeses, smoked and spicy cured meats. Intensely flavored meat dishes, ideally complex in their flavor profiles. Ass and horse are among the winemaker’s favorite pairings as are meat-based first courses. This is a wine (as strange as it may sound) that doesn’t mind the company of a good cigar.
Serving Temperature: 18° C. (64° F.).
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l'Archetipo
2014
Winemaking: after destemming and soft crushing grapes, must fer-ments spontaneously thanks to a pied de cuve of native yeasts, the only ones which increase the expression of our Terroir. After 8 mon-ths of maceration with the skins, at the end of alcoholic and malo-lactic fermentation, wine is soft pressed in order to separate it from grape skins. Natural fining and stabilization, no fining agents added. No filtration.
Ageing of wine on lees: 18 months in steel tank, then 24 months in large wooden barrel, and at least 8 months in bottle. Very low amount of sulphur dioxide added before bottling.
Organoleptic properties: consistent ruby red colour, fruity, spicy and toasty aromas. The taste has a vigorous body, soft and quite tannic, balanced, persistent and raisiny.
Food pairing: red meat main courses, cold cuts, sausages and se-mi-hard cheeses.
Serving temperature: 16-18 °C. Decant wine before drinking it.
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Castello Monaci
2020
This wine is produced from 80% Negroamaro and 20% Malvasia Nera di Lecce grapes. The wine is aged for 12 months in 1st and 2nd passage French Oak barriques followed by 12 months in larger French Oak barrels. Bottle refinement lasts for 6 months before release. Structured, fine and elegant, this full and round wine has a long lasting finish.
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Antico Palmento
2013
Vino D.O.C. G. Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale
La Dolce Vite è un vino dal colore rubino intenso con riflessi granati. Austero ed ampio nei sentori di frutta matura a bacca rossa, con lievi note mielate e speziate.
Avvolgente, vellutato, con una delicata percezione tannica ed una equilibrata acidità. L’espressione piena ed opulenta evoca ricordi di fichi secchi e frutta tostata.
Classico vino da meditazione.
Stempera e mitiga il salato dei formaggi di lunga stagionatura ed esalta le note piccanti di quelli erborinati.
Trova un armonioso connubio con la pasticceria secca e costruisce un forte legame con il cioccolato finissimo.
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Tenute Rubino
2015
Colour: intense and bright garnet.
Bouquet: complex and of great impact, clear and charming, it shows fragrant and clean notes that remind cherries in brandy, chocolate and black pepper, plums along with leather, tobacco and clove aromas.
Taste: juicy and vibrant, pleasant to drink , it combines perfectly acidity, smoothness and tannins.
Characteristics: a rich and deep wine, of superior and intense personality, excellent expression of the warm, seductive and elegant Mediterranean features.
Food matches: try with “pappardelle” in game sauce, gnocchi with black truffle and porcini mushrooms, “orecchiette” in sausage sauce, braised beef, roe stew, “stracceti di carne di cavallo salsati”. Tasty, seasoned cheeses.
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Schola Sarmenti
2016
Harvesting and wine-making: Grapes are picked up by hand and gently laid down into little airy crates, arriving as whole bunches at the winery. Once there, grapes are further selected using an advanced sorting table.
Aging: Nine months in medium-toasted French oak tonneaux; then, ten months of bottle fining.
Bouquet: Our nose is wrapped up in a triumph of fragrances. Balsamic, deep ripe fruit aromas smoothly glide into a chocolate and tobacco finish.
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Cosimo Taurino
2011
Vino ottenuto con uve provenienti da vigneti tipici del Salento, siti in agro del comune di Guagnano, ed aventi età media di 15-20 anni.
Il Negroamaro è l'uva prevalente alla quale si associa il Cabernet Sauvignon nella proporzione massima del 15%.
Il sistema di allevamento è in prevalenza l'alberello pugliese con densità di impianto di circa 4000 ceppi per ettaro.
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