Classification red – IGT Salento
Grape varieties Negroamaro 80%, Malvasia nera 20%
Alcohol level 13,50% by vol.
Analysis pH 3,65 – total acidity 5,60 g/l
Vineyards location Brindisi
Altitude sea level Soil characteristics: clayey, medium consistency
Training system Cordon trained, spur pruned
Vines per hectare 3.800
Year of implant 1998
Yields per hectare 8 tons
Harvest third decade of September
Fermentation in steel tanks
Maceration 8 -10 days
Malolactic fermentation totally carried out
Maturation steel tanks
Bottle maturation 2 – 3 months  
Serving temperature 14° C
Glass Medium size goblet

TASTING NOTES
Color intense and bright ruby

Bouquet a wide and variegated array, ethereal and fine notes of cherry, blackcurrants, blueberries and blackberries, hints of nutmeg and cocoa.

Taste warm and pleasant with a great correspondence between taste and nose. The fruit well-amalgamates with the tannins and its fine acidity.

Characteristics a spontaneous and smooth wine with a modern and dynamic personality, it strikes for its outstanding pleasantness.

Food matches To be served with “tagliatelle al ragù di maiale”, black “orecchiette” with tomato and ricotta cheese, Saltimbocca alla romana, horse meat “straccetti” in sauce, stuffed aubergines, fried meatballs with tomato sauce, roasted lamb with potatoes. Shortly seasoned cheeses.