Features
Name:
12 and a half Negroamaro del Salento IGP 2019
Terrain:
calcareous-clayey, with presence of fossils and iron oxides, which give the soil a natural reddish coloration
Winery
It is well over three generations ( since 1921) that the'Varvaglione winery has established itself as one of the most prominent wineries in the Apulian wine scene.
In this historic winery located in Leporano, in the province of Taranto, within the territory known as Salento, experience and tradition have found full synergy over time through the use of the most advanced winemaking technology and a great attention to the needs of the market.
Today, the Varvaglione 1921 brand is recognized in the national and international markets and is supported by a prestigious list of wines that have won numerous awards and recognitions.
The 'attention of the Taranto-based company is focused on local wine varieties, such as: Primitivo di Manduria, Negroamaro, Malvasia and Aglianico from red grapes, Verdeca, Falanghina, Malvasia and Fiano from white grapes. In addition, as far as international grape varieties are concerned, the winery vinifies Chardonnay respecting the characteristics of the Salento territory. Varvaglione 1921 represents one of the oldest and most award-winning wineries in southern Italy, which in 2011 celebrated its 90th anniversary by launching a prestigious wine called "Papale." Varvaglione 1921 is now present in more than 36 countries around the world and bases its wine production on more than 120 hectares of land dedicated to the cultures of Varvaglione 1921-branded wines.
Description
Negroamaro "12 e Mezzo" of Cantina Varvaglione is a full bodied and at the same time smooth and velvety red wine, exclusively produced in the plain area in the province of Taranto, near the city of Leporano, in Apulia, at the gates of Salento peninsula in lands not far from the Ionic coast, at an average altitude from 100 to 150 meters above sea level.
Organoleptic characteristics:
Wine of intense red color with amaranth reflections.
It presents fascinating scents of berries.
The palate is marked by vanilla notes of long persistence. Velvety and soft taste.
Vinification
Vinification with maceration at controlled temperature of 24°-28°C
Acknowledgements
2019 AWC Vienna silver medal
2019 Concours Mondial Bruxelles silver medal
2019 Berliner Wein Trophy gold medal
2018 AWC Vienna Gold Medal