Verdeca
Puglia IGP - Annata: 2019
6,00€
GRAPE VARIETY
Verdeca
AGING PROCESS
3 months in steel vats, 1 month in bottles
ALCOHOL CONTENT
12,5% vol
SERVING TEMPERATURE
8 - 10°C
IDEAL PAIRING WITH
Dishes based on fish, shellfish and seafood, typical of Salento region. Also excellent on its own, as an aperitif or with appetizers based on delicate cheeses, unseasoned cured meats and vegetables.
TASTING NOTES
Delicate hints of apple, citrus and nuances of white fruits.
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Description
Ancient white grape variety of uncertain origin, quite common in Puglia. Its highest productive and qualitative expression is linked to the territory of the Valle d’Itria, where it is cultivated on a hilly area that is well ventilated and has an excellent sun exposure. These conditions make it possible to produce fresh and aromatic, delicately fruity and elegant wines, which have nothing to envy to other similar grape varieties grown in more northern regions of Italy.
GRAPE VARIETY: Verdeca
DENOMINATION: Valle d’Itria IGP
PRODUCTION AREA: high altitude vineyards (350 m a.s.l. or 1,148 feet) in the Itria Valley, central Apulia.
TRAINING SYSTEM: cordon trained, guyot pruned vines
SOIL: eluvial, calcareous – clayey
PLANTING DENSITY AND YIELD: 4500 plants per hectare and 2.5 kg of grapes per plant
HARVEST: manual harvest, between late September and early October.
VINIFICATION: Harvest in the early hours of the dawn so as to preserve the aromas and a subsequent soft pressing of the skins. Fermentation of the must with selected yeasts at a controlled temperature of 13 ° for 10 days
AGEING: 3 months in stainless steel tank and 1 month in bottle.
ALCOHOL: 12,5%
CALORIES: 88 kcal/100 ml
TASTING NOTES: bright yellow color with greenish reflections. Delicate hints of apple, citrus and nuances of white fruits. Fresh and salty, with a long and elegant finish.
DRINKING TEMPERATURE: at least 8-10 °C
FOOD PAIRING: dishes based on fish, shellfish and seafood, typical of Salento region. Also excellent on its own, as an aperitif or with appetizers based on delicate cheeses, unseasoned cured meats and vegetables.
Additional information
| Weight | 1650 g |
|---|---|
| Aging process | 3 months in steel vats, 1 month in bottles |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Size | 75 cl |
| Alcohol content | 12,5% vol |
| Line | Varietali |
| Temperature | 8 – 10°C |
| Type of wine | Still white |
| Vine Variety | Verdeca |
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
