Vigneti del Salento 'I Muri' Negroamaro Puglia

• Vintage: 2021
  
• Origin: Salento, Puglia, Italy
  
• Taste Guide: The aromas are bold with notes of blackberries and blackcurrants. The medium-bodied palate is velvety, with good balance, dark berry and plum flavours and savoury notes on the finish. Oaked wine so hints of chocolate in this too… delicious!

• 75cl - 13.5% - Traditional Cork Closure
• Most labels are slightly marked, scuffed and/or squiffy… hence the price!
• Food pairing: Would pair wonderfully with a hearty winter meal, or simply on its own as an after-supper tipple.

This is Fantini’s venture in Puglia (they are also responsible for Gran Sasso, Zabù, Vesevo, Tufarello and others). The wines are made at two wineries in the province of Taranto on the western flank of Salento. The style of the wines - fresh whites, soft and generous reds - will be familiar to those who buy their other wines, as winemaker Filippo Baccalaro is the driving force behind this label. Filippo, a native of Piemonte, has been working in Puglia for almost two decades. He was attracted by the rich, ripe flavours of the fruit, and has the potential to capture these flavours with minimal use of technology and a lot of know-how.

The vineyards are mostly situated in the communes of Manduria and Sava and are owned by growers with whom Filippo has been working for many years. Production is lower than its potential, which ensures the best quality grapes are selected. The red soils are calcareous clay and rich in iron, minerals and nutrients. 80% of the grapes come from old bush vines and the rest from trained vines that are at least 20 years old. The grapes were gently pressed and cooled to 10oC for a maceration period of 8-10 days with regular pumping over. Yeasts were added to start fermentation, which took place in stainless- steel tanks under temperature-controlled conditions of up to 20oC. The wine was then aged in used American and French oak for 4-5 months before bottling.

Bargain price compared to other sites.