Features
Name:
Cosimo Varvaglione private collection Negroamaro del Salento PGI 2021
Terrain:
calcareous-clayey, with the presence of fossils and iron oxides, which give the soil a natural reddish colouring
Cellar
It is no less than three generations (since 1921) that the Varvaglione winery has established itself as one of the most outstanding wineries in the Apulian wine scene.
In this historic company 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 great attention to the needs of the market.
Today, the Varvaglione 1921 brand is recognised in the national and international markets and is supported by a prestigious list of wines that have won numerous prizes and awards.
The focus of the Taranto-based company is on local wine varieties such as: Primitivo di Manduria, Negroamaro, Malvasia and Aglianico from red grapes, Verdeca, Falanghina, Malvasia and Fiano from white grapes. Furthermore, 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. In 2011, it 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 cultivation of Varvaglione 1921 brand wines.
Description
Negroamaro del Salento IGP 'Cosimo Varvaglione Collezione Privata' 2020 from the Varvaglione 1921 winery is a sumptuous and elegant red. It is fermented in steel and then matured for 6 months in small French and American oak barrels, followed by slow ageing in the bottle. A great red that tells of the potential of one of the region's symbolic varieties.
Organoleptic characteristics:
Intense red with deep violet hues.
The nose reveals an elegant combination of red fruit, black pepper, cinnamon, tobacco and distinct hints of liquorice released by ageing in both French and American wood.
On the finish, it leaves a long and persistent balsamic complexity on the palate.
Storage time:
5-10 years
Vinification
Vinification with maceration at a controlled temperature of 24°- 26°C
Acknowledgements
2021 Red Prawn 

2017 Luca Maroni 96/100