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Villa Castelli Grottaglie San Marzano
Lama Pulsano
Maruggio
Marina di Pulsano
DOC LIZZANO Negroamaro Malvasia Nera Trebbiano toscano PRIMITIVO DI MANDURIA Primitivo COLLINE JONICHE TARANTINE Primitivo Chardonnay Verdeca Cabernet Sauvignon Primitivo
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It has to be said that Primitivo di Manduria has promoted the name and image of Apulian wines all over the world. This vine produces some important red wines with a great structure and high alcohol content, also in naturally sweet and strong versions. This strength is due to many “secret� ingredients: red soils with a lot of minerals which give Primitivo an intense ruby red colour; vineyards dating back several decades, often tiny plots of land cultivated using the traditional Apulian alberello method of training the vines; excellent exposure to sunlight and to the breezes from the Ionian Sea. This vine is the undoubted symbol of the entire production area. As well as producing the Primitivo di Manduria doc wines it has also been the inspiration for the twenty-sixth Apulian doc, Colline Joniche Tarantine, which
offers a rather different interpretation and is the result of the hilly terroir in the vast area of Laterza, Grottaglie, Mottola and Castellaneta. The wine scene in this area includes both indigenous local vines and international vines: Chardonnay and Verdeca for whites, Cabernet Sauvignon, and of course Primitivo for rosĂŠs and reds. There are the typical features of a limestone landscape also in this area, where the force of the water has cut deep gorges in the countryside, now a paradise for rare plant species including herbs, and for many birds of prey. In addition, there are the remains of a flourishing culture of cave-dwellers, of Byzantine religious architecture and iconography surviving in frescoes. These will allow the visitor to imagine the remote past of this area. For centuries the local economy has
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been based almost entirely on agriculture: olive trees, vines and more recently citrus fruits (the clementines from the Gulf of Taranto are justly famous), and dessert grapes. Local gastronomy has simple linear features. The meats are excellent, and so are the cheeses and dairy products because the area is naturally suitable for animal husbandry. Home-made pasta is also a must here, and works well with the straightforward flavours of the local products and also with seafood. Taranto is well-known as a port and has always been able to boast production of oysters and mussels, the vital basis of the local cuisine which is almost all seafood. The so-called “City of the Two Seas” is also a must for visitors who should see the National Museum there, absolutely essential to understand “Magna Graecia” with its archaeological remains: these are precious witnesses to the bond between the territory and its vines and olive trees, a bond dating back thousands of years. The hinterland offers some uncommonly genuine rural landscapes, like the Crispiano area. Crispiano is known as “the town of a hundred farmhouses”, and these were built between the 16th and 17th centuries after the nearby cave dwellings were finally abandoned. Finally, there is the independent wine “island” of the vineyards at Faggiano and Lizzano, giving the name to the local doc wine. This stands out in the local scene dominated by Primitivo because it is mostly Negroamaro, along with other red grape varieties like Bombino Nero, Sangiovese, Montepulciano, Pinot Nero and Malvasia Nera. 131
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Cignomoro Cignomoro Salento Bianco igt 2008 Grapes: Chardonnay 100% Alcohol: 13,50% Cost: euro 15,00 Intense golden yellow hue with hints of amber. A strong woody scent on the nose, with a delicate suggestions of pear. Unbalanced by excessive smoothness on the palate, but still pleasantly full-bodied and fairly persistent. Delightful ripe pear finish. An ideal wine with soft crusty cheeses.
Cignomoro was founded in 2008 near Carosino, and consists of a young team with varied experience at international level. As a new winery it has been able to install modern advanced wine-making technology which makes possible rigorous quality control from the vineyard to the wine. Hugo Rojo De Castro and Ciro Matichecchia are at the head of the winery, and aim to create wines which are attractive, enjoyable and fresh, because wine should not be “boring, or too serious”. This is the philosophy of the winery and it uses a modern cosmopolitan image to market the wines it produces from Primitivo and Negroamaro grapes. It is possible to visit the winery and buy its wines.
Cignomoro Salento Rosso igt 2008 Grapes: Negroamaro 100% Alcohol: 14% Cost: euro 9,50 Ruby red colour with purplish highlights. Lively scents of blackberry and withered roses. The palate confirms that this is a young wine, with a strong acidity still requiring aging and a structure not particularly defined. Its strong alcohol content makes it full and quite pleasant. Fairly persistent, and recommended with zampina di Sammichele al fornello.
74021 Carosino (Ta) Corso Cavour, 101 Tel. +39 334 1219936 - Fax +39 099 9930121 info@cignomoro.it www.cignomoro.it Year founded: 2008 Owner/President: Hugo Rojo De Castro, Ciro Matichecchia Oenologist: Cosimo Spina Vineyard area (hectares): 40 Annual number of bottles: 80.000 OTHER WINES • Cignomoro Primitivo Salento Rosso
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Nico Casa Vinicola
Nico was founded in 1935 at Castellaneta, the town where silent film star Rudolph Valentino was born. The winery is managed by Giuseppe and Stefano Nico, and they have chosen this unforgettable actor to inspire the image of the winery and communicate their enormous love for this area and for its wine. Local native varieties and international varieties grow in the winery vineyards, and enjoy the excellent local conditions: a hill site, sea breezes, chalky volcanic soils. Visitors can see the atmospheric winery building built by their grandfather Giuseppe which has now been renovated. The wines mature here and there is also a small museum with agricultural tools and equipment from the past. 74011 Castellaneta (Ta) Contrada Specchia s.n.c. Tel. +39 099 8491041 Fax +39 099 8445399 info@nicocasavinicola.it www.nicocasavinicola.it Year founded: 1935 Owner: Giuseppe Nico Oenologist: Stefano Nico Vineyard area (hectares): 22 Annual number of bottles: 80.000
Nico Primitivo Puglia Rosso igt 2007 Grapes: Primitivo 100% Alcohol: 14% Cost: euro 9,50 Definite intense ruby red hue. Inviting suggestions of Ferrovia cherry, black pepper and coffee on the nose, with hints of rocket and myrtle. Intense and pleasantly tannic on the palate, balanced by a fairly good flavour which brings out the balance. Excellently persistent. Straightforward and agreeable. Suggested with roast boar. Comes close to excellence.
Nico Puglia Bianco igt 2008 Grapes: Falanghina 100% Alcohol: 13% Cost: euro 8,00 Intense brilliant straw yellow colour. Cyclamen, ripe banana and hawthorn blossom fragrances on the nose, with notes of lime flowers and acacia. Excellent freshness on the palate, due to a consistent flavour. Full-bodied, with a balance slightly tipped towards harshness. Delicately intense. Perfect accompaniment to raw salmon with extra virgin olive oil.
Vini Rudy Aquila Nera Puglia Rosso igt 2007 Grapes: Montepulciano 80%, Merlot 20% Alcohol: 13% Cost: euro 5,00 Ruby red colour with purplish highlights. Intense fragrant scents of forest fruits and vegetal notes of green beans on the nose, with hints of tarragon. A little disconnected on the palate but full-bodied with an intense echo of tobacco. Vegetal and spicy, this wine is perfect with bucatini with green beans and tomato sauce.
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Nico Aglianico Puglia Rosso igt Nico Negroamaro Puglia Rosso igt Nico Puglia Rosato igt Vini Rudy Lo Sceicco Puglia Bianco igt Sangue Arena Puglia Rosso igt
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Perrini Organic Vine & Wine
Perrini is a family-run winery founded two centuries ago which produces high quality organic wines in the Castellaneta countryside. The real heart of the business is Masseria Carabella, where Tonia and her children Vito and Mila Perrini personally follow the entire production cycle. Respect for the environment and health is a priority, from the cultivation of the vines to selection of the grapes, harvested by hand in the family vineyards, to wine-making at a controlled temperature, soft pressing, bottling and ageing in the underground cellars. Wine tourists and wine lovers are welcome to visit and to buy wines directly from the winery. 74011 Castellaneta (Ta) Masseria Carabella Tel./Fax +39 099 8433833 – +39 336 868276 perrini@perrini.it www.perrini.it Year founded: 1809 Owner: Vito Francesco Perrini Oenologist: Vito Francesco Perrini
Negroamaro Bio Salento Rosso igt 2007 Grapes: Negroamaro 100% Alcohol: 13,20% Cost: euro 6,90 Pale ruby red hue with garnet nuances. Fresh scents of strawberries, withered flowers and orange marmalade on the nose, with spicy hints. Not very full-bodied, but quite balanced and intense on the palate. A vaguely vegetal finish. To serve with a stuffed free-range chicken.
Primitivo Bio Salento Rosso igt 2005 Grapes: Primitivo 100% Alcohol: 13,40% Cost: euro 12,00 Ruby red hue with strong purplish highlights. Fragrances suggesting intense echoes of cherry jam, musk, cacao and mineral notes. A little more discreet on the palate, lightbodied and delicate, with refined balance. Persistence is a little below par. Its excellent smoothness and development suggest accompanying with an onion calzone.
Primitivo Bio Vendemmia Tardiva Salento Rosso igt 2004 Grapes: Primitivo 100% Alcohol effettivo: 14% Total alcohol 19% Cost: euro 11,90 Ruby red hue with consistent purplish highlights. Simple delicate scents on the nose recall plum jam, cloves and toasted hazelnuts. Despite plenty of sugar, it has a good balance due to lively acidity. To accompany forest fruit jam biscuits.
Vineyard area (hectares): 50 Annual number of bottles: 300.000 OTHER WINES • • • • • •
Prymus Salento Rosso igt Cuvée Puglia Rosso igt Barrique Puglia Rosso igt Mater Christy Vendemmia Tardiva Salento Rosso e Bianco igt Negroamaro Salento Rosato igt
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Agricola Guida Società Coop.
The Azienda Agricola Guida is in the countryside near Crispiano, known as the town “of a hundred farmhouses” because it has always been an agricultural area. The winery was founded over a century ago by a family which has always believed in the value and potential of the Ionian area. In 2002 Giovanni Guida and his wife Rosa gave a new impetus to the tradition they had inherited, by choosing to concentrate on quality and local native vines which express their territory, rather than on quantity. They select their own grapes and produce a limited quantity of wine, almost exclusively from Primitivo grown ad alberello and Fiano and Verdeca grown on trellises. It is possible to visit the winery and buy its wines. 74012 Crispiano (Ta) Circonvallazione Conca D'Oro, 42 Tel./Fax +39 099 8110300 info@agricolaguida.it www.agricolaguida.it Year founded: 2002 Owner: Giovanni Guida Oenologist: Piero Artuso
Egiale Colline Joniche Tarantine Rosso doc 2008 Grapes: Primitivo 100% Alcohol: 15,50% Cost: euro 24,00 Ruby red colour with intermittent pleasant purplish highlights. Not very wide-ranging on the nose, with intense fragrances of cherry jam and leather. Intense and almost chewable on the palate. Good persistence with some not quite ripe fruits returning on the finish. Not quite blanced. Suggested with pappardelle and beans.
Egiale Colline Joniche Tarantine Bianco doc 2008 Grapes: Verdeca 100% Alcohol: 12% Cost: euro 12,00 Straw yellow hue with brilliant golden flashes. Suggestions of ripe banana and hawthorn blossom on the nose. Not up to expectations on the palate, thin and not very persistent. Average intensity and easy to drink in any case. Suggested with a green salad.
Egiale Puglia Bianco igt 2008 Grapes: Fiano Minutolo 100% Alcohol: 12% Cost: euro 5,00 Straw yellow hue with definite greenish highlights. Intense floral hints of jasmine and litchi blossom. A little weary on the palate, has lost some of its freshness. Thin-bodied, but fairly persistent with an unusual slightly bitter finish. Perfect with cavatelli and rocket.
Vineyard area (hectares): 16 Annual number of bottles: 100.000 OTHER WINES • • • • •
Egiale Puglia Rosato igt Ferace Primitivo Puglia igt Ferace Puglia Rosato igt Ferace Verdeca Puglia igt Rifolo Primitivo Novello igt
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Masseria Mita
The story of Masseria Mita began in 1700 with a Trappist convent, a beautiful building surrounded by stunning countryside. It enjoys an enviable geographical location: behind the building there is a hill where olive trees and trellises of C h a rd o n n ay, N e g ro a m a ro a n d Sauvignon vines grow. Vincenzo Imperatrice is following a hundred years of family tradition in managing the winery. He loves agriculture and his aim is to enhance the territory by producing quality wines. Wine tourists and enthusiasts receive a professional and courteous welcome, and can visit the winery building as well as buy its products, which also include excellent extra virgin olive oils. 74012 Crispiano (Ta) Contrada Foresta Tel. +39 393 3303587 Fax +39 080 4839482 info@masseriamita.it www.masseriamita.it Year founded: 1700 Owner: Vincenzo Imperatrice Oenologist: Angelo Soleti Vineyard area (hectares): 10 Annual number of bottles: 45.000
Salento Rosso igt 2007 Grapes: Negroamaro 100% Alcohol: 13,50% Cost: euro 8,00 Intense ruby red colouring. Fragrances suggesting blackberry jam, vanilla, tobacco and coffee on the nose, with hints of graphite and smoke, and the same minerals appear on the palate. It is smooth, full-bodied and quite balanced, with a fairly long fruity finish. The best accompaniment is a roast leg of lamb.
MarĂŹ Salento Rosato igt 2008 Grapes: Negroamaro 100% Alcohol: 12% Cost: euro 8,00 Light pink colour. Delicate fragrances recalling redcurrants and rose petals on the nose. Delicate on the palate, not very intense and thin-bodied. Fairly balanced and persistent. Fragile, should accompany very light foods like grilled vegetables.
Profumo di Terra Salento Bianco igt 2008 Grapes: Sauvignon 100% Alcohol: 13% Cost: euro 8,00 Brilliant straw yellow colour with greenish highlights. Confused fragrances on the nose, are not well defined. Definitely better on the palate, pleasantly fresh with a good texture and fairly good balance. Drinkable with a keen taste. Suggested with fried anchovies.
OTHER WINES • Chardonnay Salento Bianco igt
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Azienda Agricola Domenico Russo
The Azienda Agricola Domenico Russo has been working since 1998 to enhance the local native Ionian vines like Primitivo and Malvasia, as well as growing Sangiovese and Chardonnay. The winery lies in the countryside near Ginosa and belongs to the Russo family, who love the land and follow all stages of wine production with great dedication. They are directly involved in cultivating their vineyards, processing the grapes using modern winemaking technology, and bottling. The vineyards are in the Bove Cesine area, and enjoy the excellent soils and climate with its gentle Ionian Sea breezes. It is possible to visit the winery and buy its wines. 74013 Ginosa (Ta) Contrada Bove Cesine Tel. +39 338 3186584 Fax +39 099 8245569 cantinedomenicorusso@tiscali.it Year founded: 1998 Owner: Domenico Russo Oenologist: Martino Annese
Magliolo Salento Rosso igt 2005 Grapes: Primitivo 100% Alcohol: 14,50% Cost: euro 8,50 Garnet red hue with slightly orange highlights. Intense perfumes of cherries preserved in alcohol, with cacao butter, aniseed and liquorice. Persuasive on the palate, with a delicate balanced texture: fine tannins give an excellent acidity as a pleasant contrast to the robust alcohol content. A delicate and persistent spicy finish. Suggested with sirloin.
Marrate Puglia Rosso igt 2004 Grapes: Sangiovese 70%, Primitivo 30% Alcohol: 13% Cost: euro 5,50 Garnet red with soft orange highlights. Developed scents of leather, cacao and cinchona on the nose. Smooth on the palate, not very structured with memories of tannins. Delightful echoes of cherry on the finish, and averagely persistent. Fragile body, but elegant at times. Ideal with medium ripe cheeses with forest fruit fragrances.
Verdiano Puglia Bianco igt 2008 Grapes: Malvasia 50%, Chardonnay 50% Alcohol: 12% Cost: euro 4,50 Quite intense golden yellow colouring. Scents of ripe apricot and straw with floral notes. Good ripe fruitiness on the palate, pleasant with a fairly good texture and intensity. Not very persistent, and the balance swings towards smoothness. Ideal with primo sale cheese.
Vineyard area (hectares): 10 Annual number of bottles: 18.000 OTHER WINES • Cesine Puglia Rosso e Bianco igt
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Pruvas Soc. Coop. Agricola Raggio di Sole Salento Bianco igt 2008 Grapes: Chardonnay 100% Alcohol: 11,50% Cost: euro 3,00 Pale straw yellow colouring with gold highlights. Intense perfumes of green apple, lime and bread crust. Fresh and full-bodied on the palate. Perlage is fine and quite persistent. The finish is medium persistent with toasted echoes. To serve with fresh cheeses and as an aperitif.
Pruvas was founded in 1956 by Senator Gaspare Pignatelli, and now with 500 members it is one of the largest cooperatives in the Ionian area. The cooperative is headed by Antonio Cavallo and the entire production cycle is managed directly, from the vineyards to wine-making. This makes it possible to produce wines which are a good expression of the sun-drenched hill territory of Grottaglie. The labels use local native varieties like Aglianico and Primitivo, alongside international varieties like Cabernet and Montepulciano for reds, and Chardonnay for whites and spumante. The winery shop is where visitors can taste and buy wines, and also extra virgin olive oil. 74023 Grottaglie (Ta) Via Stazione, 2 Tel. +39 099 5661172 Fax +39 099 5624105 info@pruvas.it www.pruvas.it Year founded: 1956 President: Antonio Cavallo Oenologist: Benedetto Lorusso Vineyard area (hectares): 400 Annual number of bottles: 100.000
Primitivo Dolce Salento Rosso igt 2008 Grapes: Primitivo 100% Alcohol effettivo: 14% Total alcohol 17% Cost: euro 4,00 Ruby red colour with definite garnet highlights. Cherry jam, roasted coffee, prunes and balsamic notes on the nose. Good intensity and a fair structure, smooth on the palate and alcohol not completely balanced by acidity and flavour. The medium persistent finish is lightened by delicious echoes of coffee. To accompany coffee-flavoured almond cakes.
Manzoni Tarantino Bianco igt 2008 Grapes: Manzoni Bianco 100% Alcohol: 12,50% Cost: euro 4,00 Clear bright straw yellow colour. Clear and intense fragrances of peach, chive, hawthorn and white musk on the nose. Full-bodied and fairly intense on the palate. A pleasant finish reminiscent of wild Mediterranean, not too persistent. A hint of harshness and a robust aromatic acidity suggest serving with linguine and lobster.
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frizzante Don Attilio Spumante Brut Petali Rosato igt Aglianico Puglia igt Primitivo Salento Rosso igt 140
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Tenuta San Barbato Montefellone Salento Rosso igt 2007 Grapes: Primitivo 100% Alcohol 13,50% Cost: euro 8,00 Intense ruby red colour with soft amaranthine nuances. Simple on the nose, with scents recalling black cherries, vanilla and nutmeg. Has a fairly good structure and is intense on the palate, with the balance tipped slightly towards hardness. Good persistence. Ideal with a soup of pulses and pearl barley.
Tenuta San Barbato originated on the fertile Brindisi and Francavilla Fontana plain from a farming tradition, inherited by brothers Leonardo and Francesco D’Urso. They have built on the work started by their grandfather Pietro and installed modern technology in order to obtain quality wines. The winery is near Grottaglie and has decided to use music in the vineyards: Primitivo, Negroamaro, Sangiovese and Fiano Minutolo are immersed in the notes of Mozart, Beethoven, Bach and other composers. The idea comes from some university research into the positive interactions of this kind of sound on grape ripening and quality. The winery building is surrounded by centuries-old olive trees, and is a lovely place to visit.
Pietraia Primitivo di Manduria doc 2003 Grapes: Primitivo 100% Alcohol: 14,50% Cost: euro 20,00 Intense garnet red hue. Fragrances suggesting cherries preserved in alcohol, cut hay, black pepper and toasted almonds. Full-bodied on the palate, with strong tannins from the wood, only slightly softened by the robust alcohol content. Average persistence. Recommended with tripe rolls.
Symphònia Salento Rosso igt 2007 Grapes: Negroamaro 100% Alcohol: 13% Cost: euro 10,00 Intense solid ruby red hue. The first fragrances on the nose are those of the vine, leather and hay, then blackberry jam, vanilla and black pepper. Good contrast between smoothness and the strong flavour on the palate. Fairly full-bodied and persistent, with a wonderfully mineral finish. To accompany stewed tripe.
74023 Grottaglie (Ta) Via Madonna di Pompei, 98/e Tel. +39 099 5638789 Fax +39 099 5619077 info@sanbarbato.it www.sanbarbato.it Year founded: 1950 Owner: Famiglia D'Urso Oenologist: Angelo Soleti Vineyard area (hectares): 4 Annual number of bottles: 35.000 OTHER WINES • Madonna dei Grani Salento Rosso igt • Veneratò Primitivo di Manduria doc • Donna Laura Salento Bianco e Rosato
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Gianfranco Fino Viticoltore
Gianfranco Fino studied at the Locorotondo school of oenology and started a brilliant career in winegrowing when he bought a vineyard near Manduria in 2004. The alberello vines are about fifty years old, and he produces a Primitivo di Manduria doc with a very suggestive name, Es. The aim is to bring out the basic instinct of this variety by using a term from Freudian psychology. The immediate success of this venture led him to expand production to include Negroamaro, also used alone for a very limited production. Gianfranco and his wife Simona aim to achieve the highest quality, and make no compromises. It is possible to visit the winery by appointment.
Es Primitivo di Manduria doc 2007 Grapes: Primitivo 100% Alcohol: 16,50% Cost: euro 35,00 Impenetrable ruby red and purple colour. The first fragrances are cherries preserved in alcohol followed by spicy scents - vanilla, mace and paprika walnuts, cacao and Mediterranean herbs. Pleasant on the palate, balanced and agreeable. Strong and long-lasting echoes of fruit, pepper and liquorice. Excellent with complex meat dishes, and sublime on its own in a moment of intense reflection.
Jo Salento Rosso igt 2007 Grapes: Negroamaro 100% Alcohol: 16,50% Cost: euro 35,00 Ruby red colour tending towards purple. The first scents on the nose are fresh fragrances of black cherries and cherries, followed by vanilla, eucalyptus and flint. Decisive on the palate, slightly sweet, with a weighty structure and a good correspondence between aroma and flavour. Still a little aggressive, should be served with very mature and complex cheeses.
74100 Lama (Ta) Via Fior di Salvia, 8 Tel./Fax +39 099 7773970 gianfrancofino@libero.it www.gianfrancofino.it Year founded: 2004 Owner: Gianfranco Fino Oenologist: Gianfranco Fino Vineyard area (hectares): 8 Annual number of bottles: 12.000
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Tenuta Trefontane Civiltà Mediterranea Tarantino Bianco igt 2008 Grapes: Verdeca 100% Alcohol: 12% Straw yellow hue with greenish highlights. Fragrances on the nose reminiscent of unripe banana, almond and acacia flowers. Delicate and fresh on the palate, but with a good balance. Fairly full-bodied with a delightful floral finish of average persistence. Suggested with pepata di cozze.
The Castellaneta family name has been linked with wine-growing for over eighty years. It was Nicola Castellaneta who founded Tenuta Trefontane near Taranto, and his grandson Nicola is now at the head of the winery. Over half of the wine produced is obtained from organically grown vines, mostly local native varieties like Primitivo, Negroamaro and Malvasia Nera. The land slopes down towards the coast almost to the Ionian Sea - and benefits from the sea breezes. The winery takes care of the entire production process from the vineyards to bottling, and much of the wine made is for the international market. It is possible to visit the winery and to buy its wines. 74100 Lama (Ta) Via Tre Fontane, 5 Tel. 099 7771277 Fax 099 7776350 info@tenutatrefontane.it www.tenutatrefontane.it Anno di fondazione: 1920 Proprietario: Nicola Castellaneta Enologo: Benedetto Lorusso Vineyard area (hectares): 30 Annual number of bottles: 250.000
Fabula Nera Salento Rosso igt 2007 Grapes: Primitivo, Negroamaro Alcohol: 13,50% Sharp ruby red colouring. Light scents of leather on the nose, with toasted and spicy notes. Fairly full-bodied on the palate with a strong tannic astringency. Slightly harsh, but with character. Perfect with wild boar salumi from Noci.
Lamanero Salento Rosso igt 2007 Grapes: Primitivo 100% Alcohol: 15% Garnet red hue with soft orange highlights. Fragrances of fruit jams, prunes, cloves and cacao on the nose. Full-bodied with a pleasant contrast between excellent acidity and an uncommonly high alcohol content. Spicy echoes full of flavour on the palate, giving a slightly peppery final. Not persistent enough for its excellent aroma and flavour, but still above average. A good accompaniment to buckwheat ravioli with a meat filling.
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Cantina e Oleificio Sociale di Lizzano
The Cantina Sociale di Lizzano was founded in 1959, in an area with a long tradition of wine-growing. The cooperative is headed by Rita Macripò and is the only producer of the local doc, with about 400 members who contribute to the production of quality wines. These are obtained almost essentially from local native varieties like Primitivo, Negroamaro and Malvasia Nera, with the addition of Sangiovese and Montepulciano for reds and rosés, Pinot Bianco and Trebbiano Toscano, with Malvasia Bianca, for whites and spumante. Careful cultivation of the vineyards and selection of the grapes, together with modern wine-making methods mean that the winery’s labels are also successful on the European market. It is possible to visit the winery and buy its wines. 74020 Lizzano (Ta) Corso Europa, 37/39 Tel. +39 099 9552013-14 Fax +39 099 9558326 lizzano@cantinelizzano.it www.cantinelizzano.it Year founded: 1959 President: Rita Macripò Oenologist: Angelo Pinto
Belvedere Lizzano Rosso doc 2006 Grapes: Negroamaro 60%, Montepulciano 40% Alcohol: 13% Cost: euro 5,50 Intense ruby red colouring. Fragrances of forest fruits, nutmeg and vanilla on the nose. Has a good structure on the palate and is pleasantly tannic and balanced with a delightful spicy finish, although not persistent enough. Pleasant, and recommended with a beef stracotto in the same wine.
Mano Nera Primitivo di Manduria doc 2005 Grapes: Primitivo 100% Alcohol: 14% Cost: euro 13,00 Garnet red colour with soft orange highlights. Scents develop of black cherry jam, leather, tobacco and goudron. Quite intense on the palate and fullbodied, averagely persistent and with the balance of a mature wine; smoothness prevails. Pleasantly spicy on the finish. To accompany sucking pig in sweet-andsour sauce.
Macchia Primitivo di Manduria doc 2007 Grapes: Primitivo 100% Alcohol: 14% Cost: euro 7,00 Ruby red hue with light garnet nuances. Quince jam, cedar, dried almonds and marzipan fragrances on the nose. Excellently full-bodied and intense. Not quite balanced, but persistent. Recommended with grilled podolica chops.
Vineyard area (hectares): 350 Annual number of bottles: 1.000.000 OTHER WINES • • • • •
Torretta Bianco doc Primitivo del Tarantino igt Negroamaro Salento Rosso igt Canulli Bianco Frizzante doc Mano Rossa Lizzano Rosso doc
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Mille Una Genius Salento Rosso igt 2006 Grapes: Primitivo 100% Alcohol: 13,50% Prezzo: euro 42,00 Cost: euro 42,00 Intense garnet red colouring. Fragrances of black cherries in alcohol, dried fruit, allspice, sultanas and chocolate. Almost like treacle on the palate, filling the mouth with heavy fruitiness. Smoothness is definitely dominant. Fairly persistent. Good with chocolate nougat.
Mille Una was established in 2001, in the heart of the Taranto countryside. The name of this winery led by Dario Cavallo conjures up fascinating distant lands, whereas the wines produced really enhance the local area by concentrating almost exclusively on the local native varieties like Primitivo. The vineyards are near the sea, in the countryside around the towns of Sava, Lizzano and Maruggio, and are cultivated using the alberello basso system. The average age of the vines is 30 and some are even 60 to 70 years old. The rich red soil gives the grapes an intense red-purple colour, and this is a feature also of the well-structured wines with their complex bouquets and flavours. It is possible to buy wines here, and to visit by appointment. 74020 Lizzano (Ta) Largo Chiesa, 11 Tel./Fax +39 099 9552638 info@milleuna.it www.milleuna.it Year founded: 2001 Sole director: Dario Cavallo Oenologist: Marco Cavallo, Bruno De Conciliis, Saverio Petrilli, Michele Schifone Vineyard area (hectares): 33 Annual number of bottles: 70.000
Maviglia Salento Bianco igt 2007 Grapes: Viogner 100% Alcohol: 14,50% Cost: euro 25,00 Rich golden yellow hue. Clear notes of vanilla, apricot and marzipan on the nose. Velvety, intense and fairly persistent on the palate and a perceptibly robust alcohol content. The balance swings towards smoothness. A good accompaniment to chicken spezzatino alla diavola.
Primarosa Salento Rosato igt 2007 Grapes: Primitivo 100% Alcohol: 15,50% Cost: euro 15,00 Very intense brilliant coral pink hue, recalling perfumes of cherry sweets, oregano and vanilla. A little less intense on the palate, but fairly full-bodied, smooth and fairly persistent with a great structure and uncommon alcohol content. Suggested with ciambotto alla barese.
OTHER WINES • Mantonero Salento Rosso igt • Capitolo Laureto Negroamaro Salen-
to Rosso igt
• Bacmione Primitivo Salento Rosso igt • Majara Primitivo Salento Rosso igt • Mamone Primitivo Salento Rosso igt
• Galvano Negroamaro Salento Rosso igt • Ori di Taranto Primitivo di Manduria
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• Rosso dei Cavalieri Negroamaro Salento
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• Tretarante Primitivo Salento igt
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Vigne & Vini
Vigne & Vini lies in the heart of Magna Grecia, and practices a distinctive combination of tradition and technology. Cosimo and Maria Teresa Varvaglione and their dynamic team of motivated workers carry on the wine-growing activity which has seen the involvement of three generations of the family. They mostly use local native grapes like Primitivo, Negroamaro and Malvasia Nera. The winery takes great care over quality, from the vineyard onwards, with an attentive choice of harvest and the grapes for wine, and a lot of attention to perfection of wine-making techniques. It is possible to visit the three areas of the winery building: the wine-making and maturation plant, the bottling plant, and the distillery.
74020 Leporano (Ta) Via Amendola, 36 Tel. +39 099 5315370 - Fax +39 099 5315739 info@vigneevini.it www.vigneevini.it Year founded: 1921 Owner: Cosimo Varvaglione Oenologist: Cosimo Varvaglione
Papale Primitivo di Manduria doc 2007 Grapes: Primitivo 100% Alcohol: 14% Cost: euro 14,00 Intense amaranthine red colouring. Delicate scents of redcurrant and vanilla on the nose, with hints of cinnamon. Balanced and full-bodied on the palate, fairly pleasant. Delightful echoes of fruit and vanilla on the averagely persistent finish. A wine with character, and suited to accompany a roast piglet with potatoes and rosemary.
Papale Highest Quality Salento Rosso igt 2003 Grapes: Negroamaro 85%, Malvasia Nera 15% Alcohol: 14,90% Cost: euro 14,00 A delicate pale garnet red colour. Scents of blackcurrants, cacao, flint, green pepper and eucalyptus on the nose. Not a great deal of structure on the palate, due to aging has strong noble tannins. An exciting spicy mineral finish, although not very persistent. Recommended with mature and “blue” cheeses.
Moi Salento Rosato igt 2008 Grapes: Negroamaro 100% Alcohol: 12,50% Cost: euro 9,00 Lovely pale coral pink colouring. Light fragrant scents of red fruit and hints of rose petal. Much more convincing on the palate, very fresh with good balance and persistence, and a delightful flavour. Ideal with stuffed courgettes.
Vineyard area (hectares): 20owned + 180rented Annual number of bottles: 500.000 OTHER WINES • Marfi Chardonnay Puglia Bianco igt • Primadonna Chardonnay Barricato
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Cantine Soloperto
The hard-working Soloperto family and the history of Primitivo di Manduria are closely linked. The family realised the potential of this variety and took part in promoting the regulations for the production of Primitivo di Manduria doc. The winery is headed by Ernesto and Sabrina Soloperto, and is still important when it comes to appreciating wine in this area. Production concentrates almost exclusively on Primitivo grown using the traditional Apulian alberello system. This local variety is expressed in a wide variety of wines, ranging in from 14 to 18 degrees. Negroamaro and Malvasia Nera are also grown and used for other labels. It is possible to visit the winery and buy its wines. 74020 Manduria (Ta) SS 7 TER Tel. +39 099 9794286 Fax +39 099 9734205 soloperto@soloperto.it www.soloperto.it Year founded: 1967 Owner: Famiglia Soloperto Oenologist: Massimo Tripaldi
Centofuochi Primitivo di Manduria Rosso doc 2007 Grapes: Primitivo 100% Alcohol: 15% Cost: euro 9,20 Ruby red hue with garnet highlights. Fragrances of cherries preserved in alcohol, butter and clove pepper on the nose. Intense on the palate, with a good structure and balance. A slight preponderance of wood, with a spicy cinnamon finish. Good persistence and smoothness. Very good with a risotto with gorgonzola cheese.
Scià Salento Bianco igt 2008 Grapes: Chardonnay 100% Alcohol: 13,50% Cost: euro 5,00 Straw yellow colouring with soft gold highlights. Intense and refined scents of citrus fruits and graphite on the nose. Robust flavour on the palate, a good contrast to its smoothness derived from aging in wood. A good texture and freshness. Recommended with a seafood risotto.
Rosato del Salento igt 2008 Grapes: Negroamaro 100% Alcohol: 14% Cost: euro 4,50 Slightly tired coral pink hue. Intense pleasant fragrances of ripe cherry and cinnamon notes on the nose. Warm and robust on the palate. A texture almost like red wine has strong tannins especially on the finish. Recommended with meat-stuffed baked tomatoes.
Vineyard area (hectares): 50 Annual number of bottles: 2.500.000 OTHER WINES • Rubinum Primitivo di Manduria 14°
doc 2004 • Rubinum Primitivo di Manduria 17° doc 2003 • Nektare Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale doc 2003
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Cantolio Manduria
In 1962 a small and courageous group of growers established this cooperative. At present there are over 700 members headed by Raffaele Pignataro, and they deliver their grapes to make Primitivo di Manduria doc, and their olives to make extra virgin oil. The grapes come from the provinces of Brindisi and Taranto, where they enjoy the sun and Ionian Sea breezes. The pride of the winery is its new and innovative solar energy plant: since 2008 the winery has used only alternative energy sources in its production processes. Restyling of its image and buildings, including an excellent wine shop have made Cantolio into a favourite winetasting destination.
74024 Manduria (Ta) Via per Lecce km 25 Tel. +39 099 9796045 - Fax +39 099 9734170 info@cantolio.it; cantolio@libero.it www.cantolio.it Year founded: 1962 President: Raffaele Pignataro Oenologist: Vincenzo Baldari, Salvatore Dell'Aquila Vineyard area (hectares): 1200 Annual number of bottles: 400.000
15° Primitivo di Manduria doc 2006 Grapes: Primitivo di Manduria 100% Alcohol: 15% Cost: euro 13,00 Garnet red hue. A little shy at first on the nose, with light memories of red fruit and butter. Definitely better on the plate, much more intense and pleasant. Has a good structure with a lot of tannins which suggests further aging to improve the balance. Ideal to accompany cannelloni filled with beef.
14° Primitivo di Manduria doc 2006 Grapes: Primitivo di Manduria 100% Alcohol: 14% Cost: euro 11,00 Intense ruby red colouring. Clear scents of cherry jam, leather, cacao and nutmeg on the nose. Balanced on the palate, with a good balance between the robust alcohol content and pleasant tannins and good flavour. Fairly persistent, and ideal with red lasagna.
13,5° Negroamaro Salento Rosso igt 2007 Grapes: Negroamaro 100% Alcohol: 13,50% Cost: euro 8,00 Intense strong ruby red colour. Scents of bilberry jam, cacao, cut hay and mace on the nose, with hints of hydrocarbons. Its weighty structure fills the palate with pleasantly intense smoothness and flavour. Excellently balanced, this is a very harmonious wine. It has a lingering persistent finish with a lot of mineral and spicy echoes. Approaches excellence. To serve with beef tagliata with black pepper.
OTHER WINES • 14,50° Primitivo di Manduria doc • 17,50° Primitivo di Manduria Dolce
• Mandonion Primitivo di Manduria doc • Urceus Primitivo di Manduria doc
Naturale doc
• 13,5° Primitivo del Tarantino Rosato
igt
• Le Baccanti Primitivo di Manduria doc
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MESSAPIA
Produttori Vini Manduria Lirica Primitivo di Manduria doc 2006 Grapes: Primitivo 100% Alcohol: 14% Cost: euro 9,00 Ruby red colour with soft garnet highlights. Scents suggesting plum jam, rhubarb sweets, vanilla, nutmeg and ink on the nose, and corresponding flavours on the palate with many echoes in the persistent finish. Pleasant intensity and balance. Not very structured, and a good accompaniment to ostrich bresaola.
Consorzio Produttori Vini was founded over sixty years ago by a small group of wine-growers and now has 400 members. From the vineyards to bottling, they carefully follow all stages of production in order to obtain a wide range of labels which fully valorises the character and structure of Primitivo, the area's most important variety. This very solid cooperative is now led by Fulvio Filo Schiavoni and over the years has closely linked its name to the territory of Manduria. Wine tourists are sure of a cordial and professional welcome. There is also the interesting Primitivo Wine Museum next to the winery building with its collections of old tools and wine-making equipment from the past. 74024 Manduria (Ta) Via Fabio Massimo, 19 Tel. +39 099 9735332 Fax +39 099 9701021 info@cpvini.com www.cpvini.it Year founded: 1932 President: Fulvio Filo Schiavoni Oenologist: Leonardo Pinto Vineyard area (hectares): 900 Annual number of bottles: 700.000
Madrigale Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale doc 2006 Grapes: Primitivo 100% Alcohol: 13,50% Cost: euro 12,00 Ruby red colour with decisive purplish highlights. Scents of quince jam, allspice, sage and cinchona with notes of flint are both intense and delicate. Good structure and imposing intensity, with a surprisingly good balance of sugars, alcohol, flavour and tannins, like a perfectly measured dessert. The finish is persistent and harmonic. To serve with panvinesco al cacao.
Elegia Primitivo di Manduria doc 2006 Grapes: Primitivo 100% Alcohol: 14% Cost: euro 15,00 Splendid intense ruby red colour with garnet highlights. Fragrances recalling cherry jam, vanilla, nutmeg and mineral notes of graphite on the nose. Smooth and warm with an excellent structure on the palate. Aging in the wood has enriched its acidity and gives an excellent balance. Good persistence as well. Ideal to accompany grilled pork's capocollo.
OTHER WINES • Memoria Primitivo di Manduria doc • Sereno Salento Bianco igt • Amoroso Salento Rosato igt
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Cantore di Castelforte
The heart of the Salento area is eminently suitable for producing wonderful red wines and extra virgin olive oils, and this is where Aziende Agricole Cantore di Castelforte was founded sixty years ago. This dynamic business is now headed by Giovanni Cantore di Castelforte and extends over more than 600 hectares. A distinguishing feature here is that the vineyards are cultivated exclusively on trellises. Local native varieties like Primitivo and Negroamaro are grown along with other varieties like Aglianico, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Lambrusco Maestri, Merlot, Montepulciano and Syrah. The entire production cycle of this winery is centred on Masseria Centonze and is carefully controlled, from the vine to the bottle. 74024 Manduria (Ta) Viale Piceno, 12 Tel. +39 099 9735373 Fax +39 099 9793120 vini@cantoredicastelforte.it www.cantoredicastelforte.it Year founded: 1950 Owner: Giovanni Cantore di Castelforte Oenologist: Giuseppe Caragnulo
Donna Maria Primitivo di Manduria doc 2007 Grapes: Primitivo di Manduria 100% Alcohol: 14% Cost: euro 10,00 Intense ruby red colour. Scents of red fruit and mint on the nose, and interesting notes of cooked rhubarb. Strong vegetal flavours emerge on the palate, although not perfectly balanced. Full-bodied with fairly good persistence and cassis on the finish. Perfect with soft cheeses and cacioricotta cheese.
Masserie Tre Torri Salento Rosso igt 2008 Grapes: Negroamaro 100% Alcohol: 13% Cost: euro 6,00 Ruby red colouring with emphatic purplish highlights. Scents recalling cherries, rhubarb sweets and hints of tamarind. Delicate with a pleasant balance on the palate and not very structured, and so easy to drink. Delightful fruity echoes on the finish. Average persistence. Good with wheat and beans.
Masseria Mazzetta Salento Bianco igt 2008 Grapes: Chardonnay 100% Alcohol: 13% Cost: euro 6,00 Intense straw yellow colour. Fragrances reminiscent of crusty bread, white daisies and banana on the nose. Quite intense on the palate, very fresh and persistent with a keen taste and quite balanced. Excellent accompaniment to a fillet of dory.
Vineyard area (hectares): 300 OTHER WINES • Donna Francesca Cabernet
• Puglia Rosso igt
Sauvignon Salento Rosso igt • Donna Elena Aglianico Puglia ig • Salice Salentino doc • Masserie Cicimaia Salento Rosato igt • Primitivo Passito doc 152
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Coop. Agr. Pliniana
Founded in 1973 and headed by Raimondo Turco, its strength comes from its 800 member-producers. Their lands on the plains of Manduria are thin, chalky and medium-weight soils, where Primitivo vines are grown using alberello and cordone speronato. The Mediterranean climate registers big temperature variations between day and night, and this means that grapes mature slowly and gradually. This favours the accumulation of colouring substances and aromas which give an excellent structure to the doc and igt wines. In addition to Primitivo, this winery uses other varieties such as Negroamaro, Malvasia Nera, Sangiovese, Montepulciano, Lambrusco, Malvasia Bianca and Chardonnay. It is possible to visit the winery and buy its wines. 74024 Manduria (Ta) Contrada Barce Tel. +39 099 9794273 Fax +39 099 9734233 cooppliniana@libero.it www.cantinapliniana.it Year founded: 1973 President: Raimondo Turco Oenologist: Cosimo Spina Vineyard area (hectares): 40 Annual number of bottles: 80.000
Re Noire Primitivo di Manduria doc 2004 Grapes: Primitivo 100% Alcohol: 14,50% Cost: euro 13,00 Rich garnet red colouring. Intense balanced scents of strawberry jam, vanilla, cacao, nutmeg and resin on the nose. More delicate than the wonderful scents on the palate, with an excellent balance provided mainly by the perfect contrast between the alcohol content and the fine gallotannins. Pleasant notes of goudron on the finish which is not too long. Ideal with very mature cheeses.
Juvenis Primitivo di Manduria doc 2006 Grapes: Primitivo 100% Alcohol: 14% Cost: euro 8,00 Ruby red hue with definite purplish highlights. Delicate scents of plum, butter and cut hay on the nose. Good intensity and fairly good balance on the palate. Does not have a very complex structure, and is easy to accompany and to drink. Not very persistent, but drinkable. Suggested with wild boar salami.
Priscus Primitivo di Manduria doc 2004 Grapes: Primitivo 100% Alcohol: 14% Cost: euro 10,00 Brilliant garnet red colour. A wide range of fragrances on the nose: cherries preserved in alcohol, fresh butter, black cherries, caramel, coriander and juniper. Less lively on the palate, with strong but fine tannins. Delightful echoes of fruit and spices on the averagely persistent finish. To serve with maritati with mixed meat al ragĂš.
OTHER WINES • Suavis Primitivo di Manduria Dolce
Naturale doc
• Linea Due Mari
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L' Ancella
L'Ancella is a very old name for a new winery founded in 2005 by some young growers intending to conserve wine-growing traditions inherited from their families. Silvestro Zaccaria and his partners know well their land and their vines, and also farming and wine-making methods. They have added the most modern equipment, and have immediately become competitive on the wine market. Production concentrates almost exclusively on local native vines which are typical of the Manduria area, like Primitivo, Negroamaro and Malvasia Nera, with the exception of Chardonnay. Wine tourists and wine lovers are welcome to visit the winery and to buy its wines. 74024 Manduria (Ta) Via Cairoli. 3 Tel. +39 080 4424007 Fax +39 080 4413505 info@ancellavini.it www.ancellavini.it Year founded: 2005 Owner: Silvestro Zaccaria Oenologist: Michele Peccarisi Vineyard area (hectares): 30 Annual number of bottles: 150.000
Primitivo di Manduria doc 2005 Grapes: Primitivo 100% Alcohol: 14% Cost: euro 8,50 Garnet red hue with soft orange highlights. Delicate tertiary scents on the nose, like cherries preserved in alcohol, fresh butter and cinnamon. In keeping with this, it is even more intensely mature on the palate. Its structure has given way to smoothness and spicy notes, which are especially pleasant on the averagely persistent finish. Suggested with roast chicken with cheeses.
Salice Salentino Riserva Rosso doc 2005 Grapes: Negroamaro 100% Alcohol: 13,50% Cost: euro 8,70 Ruby red hue with garnet highlights. Definite scents of carob, tobacco and blackberry jam on the nose. Still young with unsoftened tannins and a pleasantly warm sensation on the palate which improves the balance. A good correspondence with its grape variety, and excellent with octopus simmered in wine.
Silvia Frizzante Salento Bianco igt 2008 Grapes: Malvasia 100% Alcohol: 12% Cost: euro 5,80 Brilliant straw yellow colour with gold highlights. Complex fragrances of yeast, acacia, pineapple, cut grass and savory. Intense and smooth on the palate and fairly balanced with a definite trace of citron giving a lovely freshness. Persistent on the finish with a dense perlage. Quite smooth, and ideal with raw oysters.
OTHER WINES • Celeste Salento Bianco igt • Gregorio Primitivo Salento Rosso igt • Federica Primitivo Salento Rosato igt
154
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Pirro Varone
The Pirro Varone winery was founded ten years ago in the Manduria area, known for its generous grape harvest. The winery name recalls this generosity, because Pirro Varone is remembered as a local benefactor of the 16th century. Maria Antonietta Occhinero is at the head of the business and the organically farmed vineyards lie in the Surani district, where the local native varieties dominate: Primitivo, Negroamaro, Malvasia and Fiano Minutolo. A low yield per hectare, careful harvesting by hand, and modern winemaking methods are the stages of a complete production cycle aimed at achieving quality.
74024 Manduria (Ta) Via Senatore Lacaita, 90 Tel. +39 339 7429098 Fax +39 099 2209939 info@pirrovarone.com www.pirrovarone.com Year founded: 2000 Owner: Maria Antonietta Occhinero Oenologist: Cosimo Spina
Pirro Varone Primitivo di Manduria doc 2007 Grapes: Primitivo 100% Alcohol: 15,50% Cost: euro 18,00 Ruby red colouring with soft garnet highlights. Fragrances of sultana, marzipan, walnut shell, mace and vanilla on the nose. Smooth on the palate with plenty of structure and balance. Satisfyingly persistent, with rich nuances of fruit jam. Ready to drink with a dish of game.
Terre Nere Salento Rosso igt 2007 Grapes: Negroamaro 100% Alcohol: 13% Cost: euro 12,00 Ruby red colour with garnet highlights. Delicate scents of fruit jam on the nose, with sweet spices like nutmeg and some vegetal notes. Tannins are still slightly lively on the palate, and need softening, but this is also full-bodied and fairly intense. Deliciously fruity, and at times winy, not very persistent. Ideal to accompany peppers stuffed with meat.
Le Vigne Rare Salento Bianco igt 2008 Grapes: Fiano 100% Alcohol: 13% Cost: euro 14,00 Straw yellow colouring with greenish highlights. Scents of unripe banana and floral notes on the nose. Quite warm and persistent on the palate, reminiscent of citron. Fairly balanced, but body is a little uneven and the bitterish finish is not quite refined. Goes well with fried mix of fish .
Vineyard area (hectares): 12 Annual number of bottles: 70.000 OTHER WINES • Casavecchia Primitivo di Manduria
• Tocy Primitivo di Manduria Dolce
doc • Vigne Rare Salento Rosso igt • Grecale Salento Bianco igt • Scirocco Negroamaro Salento Rosato igt
Naturale doc
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Racemi
The Accademia dei Racemi project was the idea of Gregory Petrucci, and aims to enhance the Apulian vines. This translates into research, winemaking and international marketing based on the Region's native vines. The project started in 1997 and since then the work of experimentation and application has never stopped. It is thanks to the young and motivated staff and expert consultants that vines like Susumaniello and Ottavianello have been recuperated, organically cultivated and used for wine either alone or blended with Primitivo, Negroamaro and Malvasia to produce original and absolutely new interpretations. It is possible to visit and to buy wines from the winery. 74024 Manduria (Ta) Via Santo Stasi Primo, z.i. Tel. +39 099 9711660 Fax +39 099 9711530 accademia@racemi.it www.racemi.it Year founded: 1997 Owner: Gregorio Perrucci Oenologist: Cosimo Spina Vineyard area (hectares): 120 Annual number of bottles: 1.200.000
Zinfandel Primitivo di Manduria doc 2006 Grapes: Primitivo 100% Alcohol: 15% Cost: euro 12,00 Intense ruby red colour with garnet highlights. Seductive fragrances of cherry jam, cacao, toasted almonds, black pepper and Mediterranean aromas, like oregano. Intense smoothness on the palate, warm and persistent. Despite its robust alcohol content, this is not a soft wine, but is quite balanced and satisfyingly persistent. Ideal with rabbit alla cacciatora.
Felline Primitivo di Manduria doc 2006 Grapes: Primitivo 100% Alcohol: 14% Cost: euro 9,50 Lovely brilliant ruby red colouring and garnet highlights. Fragrances of blackberries, black pepper, vanilla and notes of eucalyptus on the nose. Warm, full-bodied and intense on the palate, with some elegant tannins which are still a little exuberant. Suggests an interesting process of maturation. Good smoothness and definite tannins make this perfect with tagliatelle alla bolognese.
Rufiano Salento Bianco igt 2008 Grapes: Fiano Minutolo 100% Alcohol: 13,50% Cost: euro: 9,50 Pale straw yellow colour. Strong and pungent on the nose, with scents of pear and freshly cut grass. Still a little aggressive on the palate, with a fairly good body and intensity. An averagely persistent and interesting liquorice final. Definitely has a touch of citron, and goes well with raw seafood.
OTHER WINES • • • • •
Alberello Salento Rosso igt Vigna del Feudo Puglia Rosso igt Marea Bianco da tavola frizzante igt Archidamo Primitivo di Manduria doc Primo Amore Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale doc
• Giravolta Primitivo di Manduria doc • Dunico Primitivo di Manduria doc • Paesaggio Primitivo di Manduria doc • Sinfarosa Primitivo del Tarantino igt • I Monili Primitivo del Tarantino igt • Anarkos Puglia Rosso igt
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Tenuta del Barco
Tenuta del Barco was created in 2004, a combination of the experience acquired by Barone Pizzini in Franciacorta and in Apulia, and the wine-growing potential of the Ionian area. The intention was to create a kind of experimental “workshop” for producing quality native wines. The vineyards are cultivated using only organic methods and are dominated by Primitivo, Negroamaro, Malvasia Nera and Fiano Minutolo. The winery is set in over a hundred hectares of land with old country houses now restored and converted into a luxury hotel which includes the beautiful Masseria Porvica, a 16th century farm complex next to the sand dunes at Marina di Pulsano. It is possible to visit the winery and buy wines and extra virgin olive oils. 74026 Marina di Pulsano (Ta) Contrada Morroni – Masseria Porvica Tel./Fax +39 099 5333051 info@tentadelbarco.it www.tenutadelbarco.it Year founded: 2004 Owner: Nicola Donadio Oenologist: Paolo Caciorgna Vineyard area (hectares): 17 Annual number of bottles: 55.000
Masseria Porvica Salento Rosso igt 2007 Grapes: Negramaro 95%, Lambrusco 5% Alcohol: 13,50% Cost: euro 9,90 Intense ruby red hue. Lovely delicate scents of blackcurrant, undergrowth and carnation cloves on the nose, with mineral notes. Full on the palate, with a balance tipped slightly towards tannic astringency, still needing to be softened. Average persistence with satisfying echoes of bilberries and sweet spices. Suggested with gnumeridde al fornello.
Palmento Salento Rosso igt 2007 Grapes: Primitivo 100% Alcohol: 14,50% Cost: euro 8,00 Rich sharp ruby red colouring. Delicate scents reminiscent of just-ripe cherries, carobs, coffee and notes of cedar. Full-bodied with delightful tannins, well contrasted by its high alcohol content. Pleasantly domineering, to accompany trofiette, sausages and chestnuts.
Scoglio del Tonno Salento Bianco igt 2008 Grapes: Malvasia Bianca 50%, Fiano 30%, Garganega 20% Alcohol: 12,50% Cost: euro 8,00 Straw yellow with strong greenish-gold highlights. Delicate on the nose, with scents of jasmine, rosemary and lemon peel. Not so robust on the palate, but very fresh. Its freshness will emerge more and more when accompanied by shrimps and courgette flowers.
OTHER WINES • Pezza delle Case Salento Rosso igt
2007
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Le Fabriche
Alessia Perrucci started her winegrowing adventure in the late 1990s at Le Fabriche, a farm complex from the 1600s. Her aim was to work with native vines and create quality wines. Working among the vineyards and centuries-old olive trees, she follows the family tradition and her own love of wine to produce reds which are the perfect expression of the local varieties like Aglianico, Primitivo, Negroamaro and Malvasia Nera. These wines are the result of continual research and great attention to food safety, like the decision to convert to organic farming methods. The new challenge facing the winery is the creation of an elegant modern hotel on the estate, to offer guests a meaningful experience in this timeless place. 74020 Maruggio (Ta) Contrada Le Fabbriche SP Maruggio – Torricella Tel./Fax +39 099 9738284 lefabriche@lefabriche.it www.lefabriche.it Year founded: 2001 Owner: Alessia Maria Perrucci Oenologist: Fabrizio Perrucci Vineyard area (hectares): 23 Annual number of bottles: 50.000
Le Fabriche Primitivo di Manduria doc 2006 Grapes: Primitivo 100% Alcohol: 15% Cost: euro 16,00 Intense ruby red colouring. Not too complex on the nose, with intense fragrances of carob and cloves and mineral notes. Warm on the palate, smooth and with a fairly good structure. Quite persistent with a fairly good balance, slightly upset by the robust alcohol content. Recommended with cavatelli with vegetables ragù and grated caciocavallo cheese.
Syduri Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale doc 2006 Grapes: Primitivo 100% Alcohol: 14% Cost: euro 20,00 Garnet red colour with decisive orange highlights. Delicate scents of toasted almonds, soft toffee, cinnamon and plum jam. Round, intense and delicious on the palate. Fairly balanced with a good structure. Excellent echoes of soft toffee on the persistent finish. Ideal to serve with chocolate almond nougat.
Negroamaro Salento Rosso igt 2006 Grapes: Negroamaro 100% Alcohol: 13% Cost: euro 8,00 Intense ruby red colour. Inviting scents of cherries preserved in alcohol, toasted almonds, butter, cinnamon and liquorice. Full on the palate, with pleasant balance and structure. There is a good correspondence between flavour and aroma, and this wine can be appreciated as a straightforward expression of its variety. Softly tannic with a reasonable alcohol content. Ideal with fava bean purée and cardoncelli mushrooms.
OTHER WINES • Emmaus Aglianico Puglia igt • Medì Primitivo Salento igt • Malvasia Salento Puglia igt
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Masseria Ludovico
Masseria Ludovico is a typical example of a traditional rural complex still found on the Murgia hills near Taranto, a reminder of the agricultural past of this chalky red land. The farm is headed by Giangiuseppe Ludovico and since 2003 has also been a winery using modern oenological methods: from gentle pressing to fermentation at controlled temperature, to maturing in oak casks. The owner has always grown Montepulciano, Lambrusco Maestri, Chardonnay and Cabernet, and ten years ago he began to concentrate on local vines and planted Primitivo di Gioia del Colle, Aleatico, Aglianico and Fiano. It is possible to visit the winery and buy its wines. 74017 Mottola (Ta) SS 100 km 56 Tel. +39 099 8833376 – +39 349 7578461 Fax +39 099 8833295 g.ludovico@libero.it www.masserialudovico.it Year founded: 2003 Owner: Giovanni Giuseppe Ludovico Oenologist: Cosimo Spina Vineyard area (hectares): 25 Annual number of bottles: 30.000
Il Principale Tarantino Rosso igt 2007 Grapes: Primitivo 100% Alcohol: 15,50% Cost: euro 20,00 Ruby red colouring with soft purplish highlights. Intense fragrances of sour black cherries, ginger and resin on the nose. Despite the strong alcohol content, the balance is tipped slightly towards roughness of tannins and taste because this is a young wine. Fairly full-bodied, with a pleasant lingering persistence. Suggested with spaghetti “alla San giuannidde”.
Primitivo Tarantino Rosso igt 2007 Grapes: Primitivo 100% Alcohol: 14,50% Cost: euro 10,00 Intense impenetrable ruby red hue. A lot of intense fragrances of leather, vanilla, forest fruit jam, cloves and cypress on the nose. Full-bodied and majestically balanced on the palate. Pulpy on the finish with echoes of different fruits. Ideal with donkey's spezzatino in tomato sauce.
Occhio di Sole Tarantino Bianco igt 2008 Grapes: Verdeca 100% Alcohol: 15% Cost: euro 15,00 Straw colouring with gold nuances. Inviting notes of exotic fruits, linden, vanilla and oregano on the nose. Well-balanced on the palate, since a robust alcohol content and the effects of the wood are balanced by a keen flavour. Not very persistent and a little too demanding. Ideal with sea-bass baked in salt.
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Rosso delle Matine Puglia igt Verdeca Tarantino Bianco igt Chardonnay Tarantino igt Jovine Tarantino Rosso igt Primitivo Tarantino Dolce Naturale igt
• Rosa del Colle Puglia Rosato igt
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Cantina Dolcemorso
One priority of Dolcemorso has always been enhancement of its surrounding territory, and the winery was one of the principal promotors of the twentysixth Apulian doc, Colline Joniche Tarantine, in the area between Mottola, Castellaneta, Laterza and Palagianello. After half a century of intense activity the cooperative, headed by Giuseppe D'Onghia, now has over 200 members at the heart of wine production using native vines like Verdeca, Primitivo and Negroamaro. Wine tourists and wine lovers find a warm welcome, and the buildings have been radically renovated to include a new shop, a sampling room and a showroom for typical products.
74017 Mottola (Ta) SS 100 km 100+267 San Basilio Tel. +39 099 8833076 - Fax +39 099 8868147 info@dolcemorso.it www.dolcemorso.it Year founded: 1958 President: Giuseppe D'Onghia Oenologist/Adviser: Maurizio Tria, Pasquale Carparelli Vineyard area (hectares): 350 Annual number of bottles: 120.000
Megalè Colline Joniche Tarantine Bianco doc 2008 Grapes: Verdeca 100% Alcohol: 12% Cost: euro 9,00 Splendid straw yellow colour with lively gold highlights. Clear scents of exotic fruits on the nose, like pineapple and mango, with some delightful floral notes of jasmine. Slightly sweet on the palate, smooth and quite fresh. Pleasant and faithful to its vine, averagely persistent. Good accompaniment to scampi and citrus.
Megalè Colline Joniche Tarantine Rosso doc 2008 Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon 50%, Primitivo 50% Alcohol: 13,50% Cost: euro 9,50 Intense ruby red colouring with soft purple highlights. Intense scents of unripe peach, paprika and citron on the nose. Balanced on the palate, warm, quite smooth and pleasantly tannic. Body a little below par. Good with white lasagne and cardoncelli mushrooms.
Megalè Colline Joniche Tarantine Rosso doc 2008 Grapes: Primitivo 100% Alcohol: 14,50% Cost: euro 9,50 Ruby red hue with soft purplish highlights. A few intense fragrances of cherries preserved in alcohol on the nose, with cloves and some mineral notes. Very smooth on the palate, not yet softened by delightful tannins and good flavour. Should be served with a saddle of pork with red grape.
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Megalè Puglia Rosso e Bianco igt Megalè Tarantino Fiano igt Megalè Tarantino Rosato igt Megalè Primitivo Tarantino Rosso igt Megalè Tarantino Frizzantino igt
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Tenuta Giustini
Tenuta Giustini was founded at Pulsano in 2005, in the heart of a historical area with beautiful countryside. The owner, Maria Grazia Longo, had been given the land by her Aunt Maria, and wanted to make her aunt's dream come true. The winery has 13 hectares of vineyards and devotes a lot of attention to native varieties like Negroamaro, Malvasia Nera and Primitivo. The area has very good soils and climatic conditions, and the vineyards are cared for by experts, who carefully select the grapes in order to ensure production of prestigious quality wines, which have already achieved success and appreciation. It is possible to visit the winery and to buy its wines. 74026 Pulsano (Ta) Via Rossini, 39 Tel./Fax +39 099 5330411 info@tenutagiustini.it www.tenutagiustini.it Year founded: 2005 Owner: Maria Grazia Longo Oenologist: Luca Petrelli Vineyard area (hectares): 13 Annual number of bottles: 100.000
Vecchio Sogno Salento Rosso igt 2007 Grapes: Negroamaro 100% Alcohol: 14% Cost: euro 12,00 Deep intense ruby red colouring. Scents are mainly ripe fruits and withered violet, with spicy notes on the finish. Definite intensity on the palate, with clear flavours. Tannins are still rather weighty, but promise well for aging. The finish is rather short, with notes of cloves and ginger. Perfect with grilled pork sausages.
Patù Salento Rosso igt 2008 Grapes: Primitivo 100% Alcohol: 13,50% Cost: euro 12,00 Intense ruby red hue with very slightly purplish highlights. Scents of violets and tulips on the nose, followed by bilberries and spicy vanilla notes. Lively tannins underline a balance which still requires aging and development over time. A bitterish finish, and average persistence. Ideal with a meat pizza rustica.
L'Arcano Primitivo Dolce Naturale Rosso igt 2008 Grapes: Primitivo 100% Alcohol: 13% Total alcohol: 17% Cost: euro 18,00 Lively ruby red hue. Intense fragrances on the nose recalling black cherries preserved in alcohol and geraniums with balsamic notes. Intense on the palate with a good structure. Contrasts are not well-defined and do not make the wine absolutely balanced. Delicious spicy notes on the medium-persistent finish. Suggested to accompany sanacchjudere tarantini.
OTHER WINES • Illuminato Malvasia Puglia Rosso igt
2008
• Costiero Salento Negroamaro Rosso
igt 2008
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Feudi di San Marzano
Wine-growing has been important in the San Marzano area, a strip of desert where vines are grown ad alberello, requiring careful hand-rearing and boundless passion. Feudi San Marzano was founded here in 2003, with the ambitious aim of expressing the potential of a precious heritage of alberello vines aged more than sixty years old. Modern wine-making technology is used and adapted to the characteristics of native varieties whose origins are shrouded in legend. After years of monitoring and requalifying the vineyards, the winery headed by Antonio Cavallo has taken steps to optimise cultivation methods in order to achieve quality. The winery is interesting to visit, along with its fascinating underground cellar. 74020 San Marzano di San Giuseppe (Ta) Via Regina Margherita, 149 Tel. +39 099 9576100 Fax +39 099 9571283 info@feudisanmarzano.it www.feudisanmarzano.it Year founded: 2003 Owner: Francesco Cavallo Oenologist: Filippo Baccalaro Vineyard area (hectares): 500 Annual number of bottles: 3.000.000
Sessantanni Primitivo di Manduria doc 2006 Grapes: Primitivo 100% Alcohol: 14,50% Cost: euro 23,00 Impenetrable ruby red hue. Intense perfumes of blackberry jam, vanilla, cacao, eucalyptus, mace and rosemary. Even more surprising on the palate, full, delicious, balanced, with a good structure and almost infinite persistence, and fruity cheesy flavours. Good to drink with roast boar and excellent also for contemplation.
Sud Primitivo di Manduria doc 2007 Grapes: Primitivo 100% Alcohol: 14% Cost: euro 8,90 Ruby red hue with purplish highlights. Fragrance of blackcurrant, withered rose, mace and vanilla on the nose, with vegetal hints. Velvety on the palate, and delightfully smooth. Slightly sweet and not quite balanced due to a shy hint of acidity. Pleasant altogether, and ideal to accompany a pork carré in crosta di pane.
F Negroamaro Salento Rosso igt 2007 Grapes: Negroamaro 100% Alcohol: 14,50% Cost: euro 24,00 Intense impenetrable ruby red hue. The wide range of scents includes cassis, bay leaves, paprika, pine and dried flowers. Its weighty structure and good balance make an immediate impression on the palate, with lively, elegant tannins together with fleshy fruitiness. Average persistence and wonderfully fresh finish recalling sweet spices. Approaches excellence. To serve with wild boar's stracotto.
OTHER WINES • Feudi di San Marzano Salento Rosso e
Biancoigt • Feudi di San Marzano Negroamaro Puglia igt • FeudidiSanMarzanoSaliceSalentinodoc • FeudidiSanMarzanoPrimitivoPugliaigt
• SudVerdecaPugliaigt • SudMalvasiaNeraSalentoigt • SudPrimitivoMerlotTarantinoigt • SudNegroamaroSalentoRossoeRosatoigt • LiaticoAleaticoPugliadoc
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Vinicola Savese Tradizione del Nonno Primitivo di Manduria doc 2007 Grapes: Primitivo 100% Alcohol: 16% Cost: euro 16,00 Very deep ruby red colour with vaguely purplish highlights. Scents of dried figs, tamarind, vanilla, aniseed and an underlying hint of goudron and cacao on the nose. Intense with a good structure on the palate. Fairly balanced, with an average persistence and echoes of liquorice. Ideal with blue-veined cheeses.
More than a hundred years ago, Gaetano Pichierri began to grow Primitivo, and then to make wine in the winery at Sava. The Pichierri family has the same passion today and proudly continues the age-old tradition of “homemade wine” with Vinicola Savese, using modern processing methods for the grapes and improved cultivation methods for the vines. The winery has made continual improvements and has expanded its commercial horizons to the international market. Wine tourists and wine lovers can visit and sample wines by appointment and buy directly from the winery.
Passione Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale doc 2003 Grapes: Primitivo 100% Alcohol: 17% Total alcohol: 20,5% Cost: euro 23,00 Intense garnet red colour with orange highlights. A wide range of fragrances: cherries preserved in alcohol, caramel, leather, aniseed, vanilla, eucalyptus and tobacco. Totally enveloping on the palate, with a grandiose structure and plenty of smoothness, but perfectly balanced due to a great flavour and tannins. Endless finish. For contemplation, with a piece of milk chocolate.
Vittoria Salento Rosso igt 2008 Grapes: Negroamaro 100% Alcohol: 12,50% Cost: euro 4,50 Pale ruby red colour, but bright. Interesting and unusual on the nose, with fruity scents, hydrocarbons and black pepper. Light on the palate and a little thin on structure, but drinkable. This is an easy wine to drink daily with rather simple foods like stewed turnip tops. Rather short persistence.
74028 Sava (Ta) Via Ippolita Prato, 3 Tel. +39 099 9726232 Fax +39 099 9721964 vinicolasavese@vinipichierri.com www.vinipichierri.com Year founded: 1952 Owner: Famiglia Pichierri Oenologist: Vittorio Pichierri Vineyard area (hectares): 11 Annual number of bottles: 300.000 OTHER WINES • Mamma Teresa Primitivo di Manduria
DolceNaturaledoc2000 • Desiderium Primitivo del Tarantino igt 2006 • LePetrosePrimitivodelTarantinoigt2006 • NovantinoPrimitivodelTarantinoigt2007
• VermiglioPrimitivodelTarantinoigt2007 • RosadiPratoSalentoRosatoigt2007 • BucaneveSalentoBiancoigt2008 • IlSavaPrimitivodiManduriaDolceNaturale
doc2004
• TerrarossaPrimitivodiManduriadoc2006
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Macchiarola Unodinoi Primitivo di Manduria doc 2007 Grapes: Primitivo 100% Alcohol: 15,50% Cost: euro 10,00 Ruby red colouring with garnet highlights. Scents on the nose recalling cherries preserved in alcohol, black pepper and notes of forest plants. Smooth due to its robust alcohol content. Suggested to accompany braised beef in the same wine.
Macchiarola was founded in 1981 in the countryside near Lizzano, in the San Vito area, in the heart of a territory whose ideal climate produces excellent wines. The farm is named after its owner Maria Nicolina Macchiarola, and has a total area of 20 hectares, including 6 hectares of vineyards dominated by Primitivo. Production is limited to one single label and is concentrated in the winery building near the vineyard. The concept is that of the old Salento wine press, reinterpreted in a modern way. The estate has a beautiful country house dating back to the early 1900s, and this is where wine tourists and wine lovers are received. 74100 TarantoVia Principe Amedeo, 145 Tel. +39 099 4533207 – +39 320 6479768 Fax +39 099 4795250 farmaciamangione@yahoo.it; info@macchiarola.it www.macchiarola.it Year founded: 1981 Owner: Maria Nicolina Macchiarola Oenologist/Adviser: Nico Mangione, Gianfranco Fino Vineyard area (hectares): 6 Annual number of bottles: 4662
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Tenuta Zicari
Tenuta Zicari has a long history which began in 1884 in the heart of the agricultural land near Taranto. Donna Ines is the current owner and she concentrates on producing wines from local native vines, working with her daughter Anna Maria Salinari to consolidate a project of enhancing the territory and Apulian traditions in the world. The grapes are harvested by hand, selected with great care and then transformed into wine in the great fortified farmhouse which lies between Massafra and Crispiano. The names on the bottles are derived from research into the history of the area, evoking the characters and places of local stories and legends. It is possible to visit the winery and buy its wines. 74100 Taranto Via Anfiteatro, 77 Tel./Fax +39 099 4534510 info@tenutazicari.it www.tenutazicari.it Year founded: 1884 Owner: Ines Zicari Oenologist: Roberto Bruchi
Patruale Primitivo di Manduria doc 2008 Grapes: Primitivo 100% Alcohol: 14,50% Cost: euro 10,00 Deep dense garnet red hue. Intense but limited scents of leather and cherry, with soft spicy hints. Heavy on the tongue due to its robust alcohol content which harms the balance. Full-bodied and averagely persistent with a fruity aftertaste. Excellent with pork cutlets in a primitivobased sauce.
Diago Salento Rosso igt 2008 Grapes: Negroamaro 100% Alcohol: 14,50% Cost: euro 7,50 Not very intense ruby red colouring, but bright. Simple on the nose, with suggestions of fruit and flowers and the light notes of leather and hay which are typical of this vine. A fairly thin body, but with good balance and pleasant fruitiness. A straightforward wine reflecting its terroir. Very good with beef tea and cardi.
Drago Salento Rosato igt 2008 Grapes: Negroamaro 100% Alcohol: 13% Cost: euro 6,50 Pale cersauolo pink colour with fragrances of strawberry, banana and withered violet on the nose. Clean and light on the palate with a fairly good balance. Good texture with a slightly fleeting finish. Pleasant liquorice flavours. Ideal with a coda di rospo soup.
Vineyard area (hectares): 160 Annual number of bottles: 80.000 OTHER WINES • • • •
Fievo Salento Bianco igt Solicato Puglia Rosso igt Pezzapetrosa Puglia Rosso igt Giraluna Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale doc • Calabrigo Primitivo di Manduria doc 169
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Vetrere
Annamaria and Francesca Bruini have been managing the family farm since 2002, competent and professional in their approach. The wine-growing tradition goes back a long way and the two sisters live with their families in the old family house, surrounded by a splendid view of trellis vineyards. The centre of Vetrere production is the beautiful wine cellar cut directly into the volcanic rock below, dating back to the 1800s, with its imposing vaulted ceilings and an atmospheric room where the wine is stored in casks. Wine made here reflects the heritage of the area, and is based almost exclusively on the local native varieties like Primitivo, Negroamaro, Malvasia Nera and Fiano di Puglia. It is possible to visit the winery and buy its wines. 74100 Taranto SP Monteiasi – Montemesola km 16 Tel. +39 099 5661054 - Fax +39 099 5667980 info@vetrere.it www.vetrere.it Year founded: 2002 Owner: Annamaria e Francesca Bruni Oenologist/Adviser: Giuseppe Caragnulo, Vincenzo Laera Vineyard area (hectares): 37 Annual number of bottles: 200.000
Aureo Vino Spumante Brut 2008 Grapes: Fiano Minutolo 100% Alcohol: 12,60% Cost: euro 10,00 Sparkling intense straw yellow colouring with gold highlights. Dense persistent perlage, with delicate scents of bread crust, ripe pineapple and dried flowers with citrus and balsamic notes. Round on the palate, developing freshness and flavour. Fragrant citrus notes on the long finish. To serve with cavatelli with tomatos and chards sauce.
Passaturo Salento Rosso igt 2008 Grapes: Malvasia Nera 100% Alcohol: 14% Cost: euro 7,50 Lovely ruby red colour with purplish highlights. Intense fragrances of ripe black cherries on the nose, of vanilla and black cumin. A little less intense on the palate, but full-bodied. There is a good contrast between the strong acidity of this young wine and the rich smoothness derived from its high alcohol content. The finish is slightly bitterish and not very persistent. Ideal with breaded lamb cutlets.
Barone Pazzo Salento Rosso igt 2007 Grapes: Primitivo 100% Alcohol: 14% Cost: euro 12,50 Intense garnet red colour. Intense fragrances of black cherry jam on the nose, with walnut husk, withered violets and nutmeg. Full-bodied and fairly balanced on the palate, with a good texture and a pleasant vein of acidity giving a lot of freshness. Delicate on the finish and quite persistent, recalling oregano. With cavatelli ai quattro formaggi.
OTHER WINES • Finis Terrae Salento Bianco igt • Tempio di Giano Negramaro Salento
• Cre' Salento Bianco igt • Aleatico Salento igt
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• Livruni Primitivo Puglia igt • Laureato Salento Bianco igt • Lago della Pergola Salento Rosso igt
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