Vinicola di Apollonio DIVOTO Copertino Riserva DOC
Where it's from:
Italy, Apulia, Copertino
Price per case:
£167.93
Bottles per case:
12 x 75 cl
Style:
Soft & Supple Reds
Description:
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 wine is a blend of 70% Negroamaro and 30% Montepulciano harvested by hand before going into the winery where, after fermentation, it spends two years in French barrels and one year in bottle before being released. Ruby-red coloured wine through bottle ageing this wine has developed a mellow style, though it is packed with dried fruit with a lovely chocolate and slightly bitter cherry finish. (12 x 75 cl)
Region:
Italy, Apulia, Copertino
Producer:
Casa Vinicola di Apollonio
Product ID:
16494
Vinicola di Apollonio Copertino Rosso DOC Puglia
Description: 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 wine is a blend of 70% Negroamaro, 15% Montepulciano, 5% Malvasia nera di Lecce, 5% Malvasia nera di Brindisi and 5%Sangiovese. Once the manual harvest is completed it undergoes traditional soaking for 30 (12 x 75 cl) Price: £97.78
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Vinicola di Apollonio TERRAGNOLO Salento Primitivo Puglia
Description: 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) Price: £104.41
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Vinicola di Apollonio VALLE CUPA Salento Rosso IGT
Description: 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. The grapes are harvested by hand before going into the winery where, after fermentation, the wine spends 1 year in French and American barrels and 1 year in bottle before being released. This Ruby-red coloured wine has remarkable intensity and balance. Intense dark fruit flavours are given structure by soft, integrated tannin and subtle oak. Powerful but well poised it culminates in a long and complex finish. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £120.79
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Vinicola di Apollonio Salice Salentino DOC
Description: 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. The grapes are harvested by hand before going into the winery where, after fermentation, it spends 6 months in French and Russian barrels and 6 month in bottle before being released. This wine is a blend of 80% Negramaro, 10% Malvasia nera di Lecce, and 10% Malvasia nera di Brindisi. It is a Ruby-red colour showing full and rich complex flavours of baked fruits and soft tannin. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £106.28
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Vinicola di Apollonio Salice Salentino DOC
Description: 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. The grapes are harvested by hand before going into the winery where, after fermentation, it spends 6 months in French and Russian barrels and 6 month in bottle before being released. This wine is a blend of 80% Negramaro, 10% Malvasia nera di Lecce, and 10% Malvasia nera di Brindisi. It is a Ruby-red colour showing full and rich complex flavours of baked fruits and soft tannin. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £106.28
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Jackson Wine Estates PEPI Sauvignon Blanc California
Description: From the Jackson Wine Estates comes the Pepi range of wines. The Pepi Winery is an innovator and pioneer in the quality production of Italian varietals in California. Well-known for crafting the quintessential California Sangiovese, stellar Sauvignon Blanc, and crisp Pinot Grigio it also produces highly-acclaimed Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Shiraz. Innovative and stylish the 'four surf board logo' is a representation of this range of wines. Committed to using environmentally sound vineyard practices along with an unpretentious style of winemaking the aim is to create everyday wines with intensity and focus. 100% Sauvignon Blanc this wine is fermented and aged in stainless steel, while Winemaker Pat Pickett considered: 'Pleasant Sauvignon aromas of grapefruit and melon are evident on this light bodied but elegant wine with crisp acidity.' (12 x 75 cl) Price: £100.34
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Jackson Wine Estates PEPI Pinot Grigio California
Description: From the Jackson Wine Estates comes the Pepi range of wines. The Pepi Winery is an innovator and pioneer in the quality production of Italian varietals in California. Well-known for crafting the quintessential California Sangiovese, stellar Sauvignon Blanc, and crisp Pinot Grigio it also produces highly-acclaimed Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Shiraz. Innovative and stylish the 'four surf board logo' is a representation of this range of wines. Committed to using environmentally sound vineyard practices along with an unpretentious style of winemaking the aim is to create everyday wines with intensity and focus. 100% Pinot Grigio this wine is fermented and aged in stainless steel, while Winemaker Pat Pickett considered: 'Aromas of honeydew melon, red apple and faint orange blossom unite in harmony. On the palate, a smooth creaminess and full body leads to a bracing, mineral, tangy finish.' (6 x 75 cl) Price: £53.27
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Fairview AGOSTINELLI RED Paarl RSA
Description: The wine has a deep red colour with a spiced plum fruit on the nose and is a blend of 43% Barbera, 25% Sangiovese, 14% Primitivo and 18% Nebbiolo. It has good depth with vibrant, rounded fruit on the palate and the characteristic tannin structure of both the Italian varieties and the Fairview wines. This wine was developed by Charles Back of Fairview as a tribute to the influence that the Italian farming community has had on agriculture in the Cape. In particular, this praise was to Michele Agostinelli, who helped Fairview develop their cheese business in the early 1980s. (12 x 75 cl) Price: £121.08
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Jackson Wine Estates PEPI Chardonnay California
Description: From the Jackson Wine Estates comes the Pepi range of wines. The Pepi Winery is an innovator and pioneer in the quality production of Italian varietals in California. Well-known for crafting the quintessential California Sangiovese, stellar Sauvignon Blanc, and crisp Pinot Grigio it also produces highly-acclaimed Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Shiraz. Innovative and stylish the 'four surf board logo' is a representation of this range of wines. Committed to using environmentally sound vineyard practices along with an unpretentious style of winemaking the aim is to create everyday wines with intensity and focus. This Chardonnay dominated wine has a little viognier added and in the winery it is 50% aged sur lie in neutral French and American oak for 4 months and the balance in stainless steel, while Winemaker Pat Pickett considered: 'Stainless steel fermentation preserves the apple, kiwi and lime flavours, set out against refreshing acidity. Pure, sleek fruit characteristics and minimal malolactic fermentation give the wine a crisp, clean feel. The result is a bright, fresh wine chockfull of juicy Bartlett pear flavors, with a subtle hint of praline. The addition of Viognier to the blend lends an opulent richness and floral notes leads to a tangy finish.' (6 x 75 cl) Price: £56.34
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Jackson Wine Estates PEPI Sangiovese California
Description: From the Jackson Wine Estates comes the Pepi range of wines. The Pepi Winery is an innovator and pioneer in the quality production of Italian varietals in California. Well-known for crafting the quintessential California Sangiovese, stellar Sauvignon Blanc, and crisp Pinot Grigio it also produces highly-acclaimed Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Shiraz. Innovative and stylish the 'four surf board logo' is a representation of this range of wines. Committed to using environmentally sound vineyard practices along with an unpretentious style of winemaking the aim is to create everyday wines with intensity and focus. This Sangiovese dominated wine has a little Cabernet Sauvignon as well as Zinfandel added and in the winery it spent 6 months in French and American oak, while Winemaker Pat Pickett considered: 'Balanced, bright and harmonious with flavours of black cherry, cocoa and spices framed by dusty tannins. Aged for more than six months in French and American oak puncheons to reduce the wine to oak ratio and preserve the delicate, spicy fruit. In Chianti-like fashion, it’s bone dry, light and elegantly structured. The fruit’s delicate spicy flavours complement the aromas of cherry pie and nutmeg .' (6 x 75 cl) Price: £56.34
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A Mano Rosato di Puglia
Description: Mark Shannon and Elvezia Sbalchiero, the duo behind Puglia's A Mano, have worked in the wine business for most of their lives. Elvezia is a northern Italianwine-marketing expert and Mark is Californian winemaker. They fell in love with Puglia, and when they decided to start their own brand, made it their home. Puglia has always been known for its Rosati so it was no surprise when Mark and Elvezia turned their attention to this style. The Rose is dry and perfumed, with more zip and freshness than most southern Italian rosati. Mark strikes a delicious balance between a muscular and textured style made from this classic southern grape variety (12 x 75 cl) Price: £89.79
