Susumaniello
Valle d'Itria IGP - Annata: 2018
10,90€
GRAPE VARIETY
Susumaniello
AGING PROCESS
6 months in steel vats, 12 months in bottles
ALCOHOL CONTENT
13%
SERVING TEMPERATURE
16-18°C
IDEAL PAIRING WITH
Orecchiette with sauce or with turnip tops, soups, mushrooms; cold cuts, soft cheeses; risotto and poultry.
TASTING NOTES
Pronounced aromas of spices, black pepper and cloves, and red fruits like cherry and raspberries
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Description
Susumaniello is an ancient, native black grape from Puglia, specifically from the Itria Valley. Its name refers to its very high yields in youth, that local people defined it as “loaded like a donkey” (somarello in Italian). It was ignored by puglian viticultures for a long period, but lately it has been rediscovered and, by using modern techniques, it is now able to produce well-structured and elegant reds.
GRAPE VARIETY: Susumaniello
APPELLATION: Valle d’Itria IGP
PRODUCTION AREA: high altitude vineyards (350 m a.s.l. or 1,148 feet) in the Itria Valley, central Puglia.
TRAINING SYSTEM: cordon trained vines
SOIL: calcareous – clayey
PLANT DENSITY AND YIELD: 4500 plants per hectare and 0.8 kg of grapes per plant
HARVEST: manual harvesting in crates, usually at the beginning of September
VINIFICATION: the grapes are destemmed and fermented at a controlled temperature of 27°C for 8-10 days, with daily pumping over. Follows a malolactic fermentation.
AGEING: 6 months in stainless steel vessels, 12 months in the bottle
ALCOHOL: 13%
CALORIES: 91 kcal / 100 ml
TASTING NOTES: deep ruby colour with violet tinges; pronounced aromas of spices, black pepper and cloves, and red fruits like cherry and raspberries; medium body, elegant smooth tannins, well balanced with a good acidity. Lingering finish of spices and red fruit.
SERVICE TEMPERATURE: 16-18 °C
FOOD PAIRING: orecchiette with sauce or with turnip tops, soups, mushrooms; cold cuts, soft cheeses; risotto and poultry.
Additional information
| Weight | 1650 g |
|---|---|
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Aging process | 6 months in steel vats, 12 months in bottles |
| Size | 75 cl |
| Line | Alture |
| Temperature | 16-18°C |
| Alcohol content | 13% |
| Type of wine | Still red |
| Vine Variety | Susumaniello |
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
