Salento

NOTES: While Cantele’s approach to grape growing and winemaking is rooted in the traditions of Salento viticulture, it doesn’t mean that the current generation of the Cantele family doesn’t continue to experiment and push the boundaries of southern Italian winemaking. One of its most critically acclaimed projects has been AMATIVO, a wine made from a blend of two of Puglia’s most important red grape varieties: Negroamaro and Primitivo. And the name of the wine, like the blend, is a composite of...

Tasting Notes: Intense ruby red color with purple hues, sweet floral notes accompanied by aromas of strawberry and plum. The palate is complex, soft and full bodied on the entry, then deep and persistent. Its characteristics make this wine perfect with eggplant parmesan, roasted meats, aged cheeses and pasta with spicy tomato sauce.

Description: Vine variety: Predominantly Chardonnay with native white grape varieties. Area: San Marzano, Salento, Puglia. At about 100 meters above sea level. Soil: Shallow, with medium-fine texture. Farming type: Guyot (4,500 vines per hectare). Grape harvest: Middle ten dqays of August. Vinification: The grapes are destemmed and left in cryomaceration for a few hours. The next phase is the gentle pressing of the marc followed by static cold decanting so that it happens naturally. The...

Tasting notes: Very deep purple red; wide and complex to the nose, with notes of spices, soft fruit and cherry jam. A full-bodied wine, soft and balanced, rich in fine tannins, with a pleasant long lasting finish. Description: Three vineyards marked with a letter on wood so as to identify them. “F” as in Feudi di San Marzano, a name that is integral to our history. Negroamaro is steeped in history, and in this expression, it becomes particularly velvety and elegant, fleshy and prone to ageing....

Description: Area: San Marzano, Salento, Puglia. At about 100 meters above sea level. Soil: Medium clay texture, shallow and with good skeletal soil. Farming type: Espalier (5,000 vines per hectare). Grape harvest: First week of September. Vinification: Thermo-controlled maceration for about 10 days, followed by alcoholic fermentation with selected yeasts. Ageing: In stainless steel tanks. Tasting notes: Deep ruby red colour with violet reflections; complex bouquet with plum and cherry notes,...

Summary"Piluna" translates into "pot of clay" or an ancient container used to store water or wine.Terroir: This 100% Primitivo is grown from vineyards surrounding the ancient Castello Monaci estate. Soils are a blend of dry clay, volcanic gravel and limestone. Vines are forced deep in search of water, leading to low yields and rich, fragrant wines.Vinification: Harvest is done by hand prior to dawn to preserve sugar levels and avoid the hot sunlight. The grapes are vinified in small stainless...

VINIFICATION:The grapes are grown on a terrain of reddish earth mixed with slabs of limestone that have been crushed according to the unique technique known as spietramento. The grapes are machine harvested, then gently crushed and de-stemmed. The must is then fermented over a period of 14 days at temperatures of 77-82 °F. Following fermentation, the wine is aged for 12 months in 6,000 liter Slavonian botte, followed by 3 months of aging in the bottle.COLOR: Ruby red with purple hues.BOUQUET:...

Tasting Notes: Red berries aroma, from raspberry, spur cherry, to blackcurrant followed by licorice, rhubarb and leather. Soft taste with good fatness, elegant and well balanced by soft tannins. Tasty finish with a touch of acidity and pleasant freshness. Vine Type: SusumanielloMaturation: 9 months in 225 L French barriques and 50 Hl vats.Aging Potential: up to 10 years

Tasting Notes: Dense ruby red with a purplish rim, it is immediately intense on the nose with marked aromas of ripe and fleshy red fruits, notably cherries followed by spicy notes of cinnamon and nutmeg; in the mouth it is full, powerful, smooth and very long, with a well defined acid streak which makes it fresh and pleasing.

Bouquet: Genuine aromas, typical of precious grapes. An irresistible wine whose elegance draws you subliminally into its orbit, redolent of a profusion of peculiar and extraordinary scents. Flavour: A full taste with a strong reference to its terroir, reminding ripe pulp. Pleasantly fresh, this wine gives off lots of lively tannins with a long, heady finish. Grape variety: 100% PrimitivoAverage age of the vines: About 10 yearsAlcohol: 13.5% ...

Notes: Intense ruby red color, with purple tinges. Fragrant and fresh notes of red fruits on the nose, such as cherries, pomegranate, raspberries and mature plums. It’s gently sapid, mineral and round on the palate, with soft tannins and an elegant finish. Color: RedGrapes: 100% Susumaniello Soil: Medium texture and sandyAge of Vines: 12 Years oldAltitude: At sea levelAspect: SouthTraining System: Spurred CordonYield per Hl/Ha: 70Hl/Ha Fermentation: In Stainless Steel Vats, within 10 days of...