Aleatico Passito Salento IGT 2017

Sweet red wine, 100% (dried) Aleatico, from vineyards in southern Apulia, Italy.

Grape variety: 35% Primitivo, 35% Montepulciano, 30% Malvasia Nera
Planting type: Espalier
Average grape yield per hectare: 40 quintals
Harvesting period: Primitivo: mid-September; Malvasia nera di Lecce: end of September; Montepulciano: mid-October.
Harvesting method: Hand-picked onto special racks.
Drying: On racks at a controlled humidity and temperature for approx. 40 days.
Fermentation method: With skins at controlled temperature.
Refinement method: 12 months in steel vats. 4 years minimum in bottle.
Tasting notes: A note of ripe fruit, above all of plums dried in the sun, with a balsamic aroma of sage. Warm, strong, harmonious, sweet flavour with good acidity and tannin which make it age well but prevent it from being too cloying.
Serving temperature: 14 °C.

 

Write a review

Your Name:

Your Review: Note: HTML is not translated!

Rating: Bad           Good

Enter the code in the box below:

Continue