Rivera Salice Salento DOC Puglia

Castello Monaci LIANTE Salice Salento Puglia from Italy, Apulia, Salento by Azienda Castello Monaci Salice Salento Apulia (12 x 75 cl)

The Wine: straw yellow in colour; fresh fruity bouquet; dry delicate and harmonious taste, pleasantly acidic and fruity. Area: The Murgia hills north-west of Bari Vine: Bombino Bianco, Pampanuto and Chardonnay Grapes. Production Area: the Castel del Monte D.O.C. zone, extending over the Murgia hills north-west of Bari. Soil: features deep sandy an d calcareous soil. Age of the Vineyards: varies from 10 to 15 years. Growing System: trellis trained and espallier. Wine Harvest: first week of September [mid August for the Chardonnay]. Wine Ageing: the wine is matured in stainless steel vats. After refrigeration, it is filtered first with multi layered filters which give the wine its brilliance, than, just before bottling, it is filtered through sterilising membranes. The wine is ready for sale in March. Fermentation of Must: fermented at a controlled temperature of 16-18ºC after having added selected yeasts to the decanted must. Alcoholic fermentation lasts about ten days. (12 x 75 cl)

The Rupicolo is a red wine obtained with a careful vinification of the indigenous red grape varieties of the Castel del Monte DOC area, such as Montepulciano and Nero di Troia . The former grape variety gives it fruitiness and drinkability while the latter gives it character and moderate structure. The result is a young pleasant all round red wine with a good ageing capacity. Taste: Ruby red colour. Full aromatic bouquet. Soft, dry harmonious taste, lightly tannic. Area of production: The Castel del Monte DOC extending over the Murcia hills north west of Bari. (12 x 75 cl)

The Wine: light ruby red with violet reflections; intense, characteristically young and fruity bouquet; fresh, dry, fruity taste, delicate and pleasantly acidic. Area: The Murgia hills north west of Bari Vine: Bombino Nero Grape. Grape Variety: 100% Bombino Nero; this red berry variety is grown exclusively in this area. It is not suitable for producing red, because the pulpe is not reticular and thus contains a lot of juice. This allows the wine maker to obtain approximately 60-63% of must obtained from natural free run juice hence without using a press. Fermentation of Must: fermented at a controlled temperature of 18-20ºC, after having added selected yeasts to the decanted must. Alcoholic fermentation lasts about 15 days. Wine ageing: the wine is aged in vitrified winery containers and or stainless steel vats for 4-5 months. After refrigeration processing, the wine is bottled after being filtered through sterilised membranes. The wine is ready for marketing 6-7 months after vinification. Production Area: the ''Castel del Monte'' D.O.C., zone, extending over the Murgia hills north west of Bari. Age of the Vineyards: varies from 15 to 30 years. Vine Training: low goblet of low espalier. Soil Characteristics: vines grow in stony ground, made up of layers of thin rock alternating with soil, characteristic of the Murgia hills. Harvest: second ten days of September (12 x 75 cl)

Made from semi-dried moscato reale grapes grown in the volcanic soils of the Moscato di Trani DOC area. The wine is aged for a few months in Allier barriques; this imparts a spicy note that blends well with the classic Muscat hallmarks, creating the warm, rich bouquet of honey and candied fruit. When served chilled, it complements dry pastries and delicate desserts, but also foie-gras and piquant cheeses. (6 x 50 cl)

The Wine: deep ruby colour, complex bouquet due to the harmonic blending of the varietal features of the wine and spiciness of the wood in which it has been aged; sufficiently tannic but not too aggressive with potential for a long ageing period that will improve its characteristics. Area : Castel del Monte Vine: Aglianico Grape. Production Area: hills in the northern zone of the Castel del Monte D.O.C. region. Soil Features: limestone soils. Growing System: double Guyot. Refining of the Wine: the wine is refined for 12 months in 225 litre French oak barriques in order to mature the wine without adding a dominant oak flavour. Further Grape Processing: vinification is done using traditional submerged'' manta system, carefully controlled in order to extract the noble tannins and the best of the varietal characteristics. Fermentation is carried out at controlled temperature around 28ºC. (6 x 75 cl)

Castello Monaci PILUNA Primitivo Salento Puglia from Italy, Apulia, Salento by Azienda Castello Monaci Salice Salento Apulia (12 x 75 cl)

Castello Monaci EMERA Chardonnay Verdeca Salento Puglia from Italy, Apulia, Salento by Azienda Castello Monaci Salice Salento Apulia (12 x 75 cl)

Ruby red colour tending to garnet with age. Vinous, intense, delicate bouquet; dry, harmonious and velvety flavour. (12 x 75 cl)