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Copertino DOP Rosso
Terre del Grico
2014
This is a fresh, tasty and generous wine. Thanks to its aging in wood, it has intense fragrances of sour cherry jam with intriguing notes of cinnamon and dried figs. Its palate is well-structured with perfectly balanced tannins and an elegant aroma of liquorice. Pleasant fruity notes recall those felt on the nose.
Food pairing: pork chops; roasted or stewed horsemeat; game; medium matured cheeses.
Vineyards: Copertino, Monteroni, Arnesano, San Pietro in Lama, Carmiano
Wine name/Appelation: COPERTINO DOP RED
Training system: 20-year-old bush vines. Trunks are kept short: 40-60 cm high. Few buds (6-8), in order to ensure high-quality yields
Climate: Mediterranean. It is mild thanks to the influence of the sea, which offers long, sunny (average sunshine hours per year: 2,600), dry (500-600 mm/yr) summers to the Salento peninsula. Cold season is short and mild. The Adriatic coast from the town of Otranto to that of Santa Maria di Leuca is rainier than the Ionian coast towards Gallipoli, where North African winds blow more frequently. The areas north of Otranto have a slightly lower temperature due to the influence of the Balkan peninsula
Region: mostly flat areas dotted with a few low hills. From a geological point of view, the region has a calcareous structure. Except for a few areas, its ground is mostly rocky, made up of stony layers and chalky banks
Grape varieties: Negroamaro 70%, Montepulciano 30%.
Harvest: hand picking, after the grapes are fully ripe. In order to obtain a good structure, harvest is delayed so as to facilitate the concentration of sugar and extractive substances
Winemaking: traditional temperature-controlled fermentation of must in large wooden vats for 30-45 days
Ageing: 12 months in French oak barrels; 6 months in bottles, in a horizontal position and with natural corks
Colour: Intense ruby-red
Alcohol: about 14-15%.
Food pairing: pork chops; roasted or stewed horsemeat; game; medium matured cheeses
Serving temperature: 18°C
Recommended glass: As a complex wine, a large bowl-shaped glass with an inward-curved rim is recommended: the wine can fully breathe, and the glass can be held better in hands. It will help the temperature rise gradually, and aid the release of the complex fragrances of this structured wine
Storage period: many years, if the wine is stored out of light in suitable cellars at a constant temperature of 10-14 °C (sudden changes can deteriorate its quality), with 60-70% humidity levels, and in a horizontal position so as to keep corks moist and elastic.
| Training system | 20-year-old bush vines. Trunks are kept short: 40-60 cm high. Few buds (6-8), in order to ensure high-quality yields |
| Grape varieties | Negroamaro 70%; Negroamaro 30% |
| Harvest | Hand picking, after the grapes are fully ripe. In order to obtain a good structure, harvest is delayed so as to facilitate the concentration of sugar and extractive substances |
| Winemaking | Traditional temperature-controlled fermentation of must in large wooden vats for 30-45 days |
| Ageing | 12 months in French oak barrels; 6 months in bottles, in a horizontal position and with natural corks |
| Colour | Intense ruby-red |
| Alcohol | About 14-15% |
