Nerimatti
Salice Salentino DOP Riserva - Annata: 2012
32,90€
GRAPE VARIETY
Negroamaro (85%); other native grape varieties included in the denomination
AGING PROCESS
12 months in barrique, 6 months in big barrels, 4 months in steel vats, 4 months in bottle
ALCOHOL CONTENT
14 %
SERVING TEMPERATURE
18° C
IDEAL PAIRING WITH
Well-seasoned main courses, game and roast meat, cured meats and risotto with mushrooms
TASTING NOTES
Intense bouquet of ripe black fruit, especially black cherry and plum, with a pleasant spicy note of licorice and vanilla.
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Description
In Italy a “Riserva” wine must be aged in oak for at least 24 months, a procedure that increases its structure and complexity, softening tannins and improving its elegance. The appellation Salice Salentino PDO, the most relevant in Salento, in its “Riserva” version is probably the most sought-after among Negroamaro lovers.
GRAPE VARIETY: Negroamaro (85%) and other local black grapes varieties
APPELLATION: Salice Salentino Riserva DOP
PRODUCTION AREA: provinces of Lecce and Brindisi, in Southern Puglia
TRAINING SYSTEM: traditional puglian bush vines
SOIL: medium texture
PLANT DENSITY AND YIELD: 4500 plants per hectare and 1 kg of grapes per plant
HARVEST: manual harvest is performed in baskets in the early morning hours, to avoid high temperatures that could cause loss of freshness and aroma.
VINIFICATION: the grapes are destemmed and soft-pressed to avoid damaging the grapes. Fermentation takes place at a controlled temperature of about 18 °C and lasts for 12 to 15 days. Malolactic fermentation is carried out at controlled temperature of 25 °C.
AGEING: 12 months in barriques, 6 months in large oak casks, 4 months in stainless steel vessels and 4 months in bottle.
ALCOHOL: 14%
CALORIES: 98 kcal / 100 ml
TASTING NOTES: deep ruby red color with garnet tinges. Intense bouquet of ripe black fruit, especially black cherry and plum, with a pleasant spicy note of licorice and vanilla. Well structured, full and harmonious with smooth and velvety tannins. Lingering finish of black fruits and spices.
SERVICE: decant and serve at 18°C
FOOD PAIRING: well-seasoned main courses, game and roast meat, cured meats and risotto with mushrooms
Additional information
| Weight | 1650 g |
|---|---|
| Aging process | 12 months in barrique, 6 months in big barrels, 4 months in steel vats, 4 months in bottle |
| Vintage | 2012 |
| Size | 75 cl |
| Alcohol content | 14 % |
| Line | Super Top |
| Temperature | 18° C |
| Type of wine | Still red |
| Vine Variety | Negroamaro (85%); other native grape varieties included in the denomination |
Honors / Awards
| Honor / Award | Anno | Punteggio |
|---|---|---|
Cantine Paololeo
If it is true that behind every bottle of wine there is always a nice story to tell, the one of Paololeo wines is a simple but beautiful story, just like all the family stories are.
Today Paololeo winery is a modern company: it covers an area of 17,000 square meters and is equipped with a very modern winemaking system, a large barrel room and a cutting-edge bottling line capable of bottling 7000 bottles per hour.
However, the "heart" of all the current area under vines are still those 25 hectares where, at the beginning of the twentieth century, the great-grandfather began to vinify his grapes in Masseria Monticello. Then his nephew Paolo Leo inherited the land and built the winery.
Today it is still an heir, the namesake Paolo Leo, son of Nicola, to lead the new winery, together with his wife Roberta and his eldest sons Nicola and Stefano, who are paving the way for the younger brothers Francesco and Alessandro.
Official website: www.paololeo.it
