The name celebrates the years since Accardo Guarini, Count of Valesio, cultivated his vineyard in the Tenuta Pìutri as documented in a coeval parchment in 1114. The wine is obtained from carefully selected and harvested grapes in the second week of September and is vinified in the ancient cisterns dug into the concrete plastered temperature controlled basement to improve fermentation. It expresses the best of the Salento wine tradition with a long life, rich and intense on the nose and on the taste unique to the ancient and rare grape variety.
Tasting Notes:
Intense ruby red, with spicy notes and hints of liquorice. On the palate it is soft with a good balance between silky tannins and acidity. It goes well with first courses, red and white meats and cold meats.
Vineyard Characteristics:
Planting Type: Non irrigated cordon spur
Soil: Sandy limestone
Wine Yield: 400 kg. per hectare
Vinification:
Long maceration with the skin, followed by a soft crushing. Long fermentation in ancient cemented, finishing in bottles for two years
Colour: Deep ruby red
Nose: Rich and complex with ripe fruits and spices
Taste: Full, intense ripe fruits, with excellent balance between tannins and acidity