A precious wine with quality; its bouquet is rich and complex, with peasant ripened fruits hints that always manages to be pleasant and drinkable. Full-bodied, rounded and harmonious on the palate with balanced tannins and a remarkably persistent finale. Is considered one of the best wines suitable with grilled meat and oily dishes.
TASTING NOTES
A deep, impenetrable ruby red color introduces an intense aroma that reveals the own typical variety. Fruity Bouquet of plum and cherry liqueur, blueberry jam with delicate notes of spice and incredible scents of the Mediterranean scrub. The palate is well-structured with soft, ripe tannins, full bodied and pleasantly drinkable. Perfect with grilled meat, pulled pork, lamb, ribs with BBQ sauce, brisket, baked lasagna and pot roast.
Wine Making:
The grapes are harvested manually during the first half of September from the fields near Ruvo di Puglia on the calcareous hills of Alta Murgia. They are taken immediately to the winery for selection of the finest bunches and subsequent destemming and crushing. Then comes the fermentative maceration stage for 8/10 days at 25° C in steel containers. After soft pressed, the wine into stainless steel tanks start the malolactic fermentation. Followed a short period of aging in steel and bottle before being sold.
