DETAIL WINE
Denomination of Controlled Origin
SALICE SALENTINO
ROSSO RISERVA
Vintage 2012
“As strong and intense as your stealthy kiss”
Specification
Grape Variety: 80% Negramaro and 20% Malvasia Nera
Production area: partly in the entire territory of Salice Salentino, Veglie and Guagnano municipalities in province of Lecce and partly in the territory of San Pancrazio Salentino and Sandonaci municipaliteis in province of Brindisi
Predominant geology: light sandy loam, rich in calcium and magnesium
Vine training system: “Apulian alberello” – gobelet training system
Vinification: in stainless steel containers
Grape harvest: September 2012
Aging: in French oak barrels of 15 hl for 10 months
Bottle-aging: 10 months
Sugars: 4,50 g/l
Organoleptic Properties
Colour: deep ruby red.
Nose: intense perfumes with fruity notes and obvious hints of spices. Notes of ripe red fruits and hints of wild berries jam gather with hints of tobacco, mushrooms and undergrowth products.
Taste: wine of great structure and power with a remarkable polyphenolic heritage. Sweet, rounded tannins. Harmonic and elegant wine with a considerably sapid taste. Excellent persistence.
Serve with: ideal in combination with first dishes with meat-based sauces, all types of roasts, game dishes, aged cheeses and cold cuts.
Serve at: 16-18° c
14% vol.
750 ml
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