Castello Monaci PILUNA Primitivo Salento Puglia

Castello Monaci LIANTE Salice 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)

Bush vine dry land Primitivo was hand picked for minimal maceration and at optimum maturity. The grapes were received and fermented in closed containers using naturally selected yeasts with a period of cold maceration prior to the onset of primary ferment. On completion of fermentation about 20% of the wine was transferred to one-year-old French and American oak hogsheads and matured in rotation for six months. A deep red coloured wine with some mature hints. Aromas of lifted dried apricot and prune dominate with some spice and cinnamon notes. The Palate starts deep and persists followed by soft tannins and a long finish. (12 x 75 cl)

Noe Apollonio founded the company in 1870 and now Marcello and Massimiliano Apollonio are the fourth generation of the Apollonio family to carry on the family business. Today, great care is taken in the production and vinification of local grape varieties to produce wines of uniquely southern Italian character. Powerful and complex, the wines have flavours of ripe, dark fruits and leather, attractive weight, richness and balanced tannin. This 100% Primitivo wine is harvested by hand before going into the winery where, after fermentation, it spends 1 year in American barrels and 1 year in bottle before being released. A Ruby-red coloured wine with burgundy flashes, this generous full-bodied red has brambly blackberry fruits with cherries and spice, integrated with vanilla flavours from the oak. (12 x 75 cl)

Winemaker's note: it has a deep ruby colour with flecks of strawberry-fuchsia when it's young. On the palate it has scents of wild blackberry and raspberry together with hints of violets, chocolate, tobacco and spices. Primitivo has a great structure and softness. Aging: about a third of the wine is aged in two year old, small French barrique for four months, the remaining in stainless steel tanks. Then for three months in the bottle. The wine is then slightly filtered and separated from the residual yeasts and sediments, before bottling. About Primitivo: Primitivo and Zinfandel have the same DNA, therefore the European Community allows the producers to label the wine with either name on the labels. It's unknown how the varietal arrived to Apulia, some think it came from Croatia, others think from Portugal or France. The best conditions to grow Primitivo are in the Salento peninsula . The wind that blows in the Peninsula keeps the vines healthy and prevents the formation of mould. The high alcohol content, the intense fruity flavours make this varietal very appealing. Before becoming a well known varietal on its own, it was blended with other wines to give them weight and structure. (6 x 75 cl)

It has an intense ruby red colour with violet tints. The flavour is dry, solid and velvety. The perfume is intense, characteristic of ripened grape with scent of cherry. The Rocca family have been in the wine trade since 1880 when Vinicola Rocca was formed. The company has grown over 4 generations as a result of its passion and dedication to producing quality wines. (12 x 75 cl)

The Tormaresca estate is owned by the ancient Antinori family who have lived in Florence since the early 13th century when they moved from Calenzano, a small town between Florence and Prato, where their presence was recorded back in 1188. Wine is part of the family history and as early as 1385 Giovanni di Piero Antinori registered with the Guild of Winemakers. The Tormaresca estate was purchased in 1998 and is composed of two properties: one is called Bocca di Lupo in Minervino Murge a 100 hectare estate located in the Castel del Monte D.O.C. region, 40 miles from the Adriatic Sea. The other is called Masseria Maime, 500 hectare , closer to the sea in the Salento DOC region. The wine are produced in the new cellar located in the Bocca di Lupo estate. First the grapes are harvested when ripening begins. After pressing, fermentation is followed by maceration lasting 20 days in stainless steel tanks. During this phase the must completes its alcoholic fermentation at a temperature between 28º and 32º C. After the pressing and the maceration the wine will have completed the malolactic fermentation in barriques, made of french and hungarian oak, where is aged for 12 months. Finally, the wine is then aged in bottles for a further 10 months before being released. This has produced a ruby red coloured wine with the typical varietal aroma of red fruits and hints of prune that combine well with the wood notes. Soft, sapid, this primitivo has a complex tannin structure and long lasting finish. (6 x 75 cl)

The grapes for this wine are selected from vineyards in the Leverano region and is a blend of 85% Primitivo and 15% other recommended grape varieties. After spending 12 months in french barriques and oak barrels the wine has developed a deep ruby red colour. Showing red fruit, spice and light vanilla aromas this wine is both soft and armonic with mature tannins in a rich and well structured body. (6 x 75 cl)

A wine that is 100% Primitivo, it is a deep ruby colour, with violet highlights. Intense and fragrant bouquet with a rich variety of ripe fruits flavours, pleasant, harmonic with a velvety taste. (12 x 75 cl)