Salento Rosato IGP Girofle 2019 - Severino Garofano

Color: Coral red, bright, with cherry tones.

Smell: Notes of flowers on the nose, with hints of red fruits, pink pepper and pomegranate

Taste: Pleasant, clear, mineral and beautiful in the mouth

Food matches: Dishes based on fish, vegetables and cheese. Excellent with seafood, grilled fish or tasty fish soups.

Clou de girofle, the clove, is a strong spice with a penetrating, warm and rich aroma; the taste is both pungent and bitter. The spices tell of exotic aromas and flavors that can be traced many times to the characters and values ​​of the wines, especially of this precious grape able to subtly mark its rosé and in a more suggestive way its great aged reds. The brand in question was chosen not only for the power it possesses, evocative of the fascinating qualities of spices, but above all because the author has always had the fixation of reaching the excellence of quality wine. This rosé is a wine of today that recalls all the values ​​of the tradition and roots of quality Salento wines.

Production area: the grapes come from the vineyards of the Copertino countryside
Training system: classic Apulian sapling and spurred cordon
Soil: various composition clays placed above the hard or tufaceous limestone, of medium fertility in the flat area: from 30 to 
60 m a.s.l.
Harvest period: first or second decade of September, depending on the vintage
Vinification: the harvest of whole bunches is conditioned at a temperature of about 10 ° C before pressing.
The maceration of the harvest without stalks lasts about 24 hours. The thermal control of the fermenting must is regulated 
at 15-16 ° C.
Aging: In steel, 3-4 months.

Severino Garofano

A family passion It is in Copertino, in the heart of Salento, that Severino Garofano founded a cellar for the production of quality wines. Half a century of experience and commitment to the land have become the means to improve the autochthonous grape varieties, respecting nature and tradition. Our philosophy, in fact, is based on a deep respect for tradition, translated into a modern approach, thanks to the dynamism of the new generations involved in the production of wine, and attention to the land, which allows us to produce superior quality wines . Today, Azienda Monaci is the result of a huge transformation process, thanks to significant investments and the introduction of modern technologies that allow us to control the natural evolution of our products. Among these, Negroamaro is the most privileged grape variety. It produces different ranges of wines, from lively rosé wines to reds, full of character, all pride of the quality wines of Salento.