Versus
Technical
Designation: Salento IGP
Grape varieties: 100% Negroamaro
Alcohol by volume: 14%
Oenologist: Goffredo Agostini – Gruppo Matura
Agronomists: Stefano Dini and Dario Ceccatelli, Gruppo Matura
Tasting notes
Colour: deep purple red.
Bouquet: large bouquet with strong notes of black cherry and toasted almond, followed by elegant spicy tones with predominant aromas of nutmeg. Light vanilla undertones.
Flavour: powerful and fleshy wine, rich of well-integrated tannins. Good match between nose and mouth, with spicy echoes in the aftertaste.
Vineyard Characteristics
Production zone: Seclì (Lecce)
Year of planting: 2005
Exposure: south-east
Altitude: 76 MSL
Soil type: medium-textured, with higher proportions of clay
Plant density: 4000-4500 plants per ha
Training system: spurred cordon (m 2,2 x 1)
Vintage period: mid-September
Method of harvesting: hand picking in small baskets
Grape yield: 7 t/ha
Wine yield: 50 hl/ha
Vinification and aging
Pressing: crusher/destemmer
Fermentation: stainless steel tanks
Fermentation temperature: 26°C
Fermentation time and maceration with skin contact: 15 days
Malolactic fermentation: spontaneous in steel tanks
Ageing containers: barrique
Aging: 15 months in barriques
Awards
Falstaff:
92/100
Austria
Daniele Cernilli:
94/100
Italy
Gambero Rosso:
Tre bicchieri
Italy
