Castel del Monte DOC Trentangeli Bio 2016 - Tormaresca

Color: Intense ruby ​​red.
Smell: On the nose, intense aromas of ripe cherry, blackberries with spicy and balsamic hints.
Taste: On the palate the sip is warm and full, round, but with tannins present and in balance. Full-bodied wine.
Food pairing: Excellent with roasted meats, land cuisine, first courses with meat sauces and medium-aged cheeses.

Organic wine.

Production area:  Bocca di Lupo Estate, Castel del Monte.
Altitude: 250 m a.s.l.
Vinification and aging: The grapes were harvested slightly overripe, in order to enhance their phenolic potential.
After the pressing, the fermentation took place in stainless steel truncated conical tanks, at a temperature of 26-28 ° C.
The maceration, managed with punching down and delèstage in order to carry out a gradual and balanced extraction, lasted for 15 days.
After racking, the wine was transferred directly to the barrique. of French and Hungarian oak, where malolactic fermentation and aging took place.

Tormaresca

Passion, courage and trust in Puglia's enormous quality potential are the elements that pushed the Antinori to invest in this region, in particular in the areas of Castel del Monte and Salento. The basic idea on which Tormaresca's production philosophy is based is to produce great wines from native Apulian vines. Most of the vineyards are cultivated with traditional grapes, some of which date back to the Magna Graecia civilization, and strongly rooted in the territory: Primitivo, Negroamaro, Fiano Pugliese, Aglianico, Nero di Troia and Moscato Reale The Tormaresca company consists of two estates located in the areas most suited to the wine-growing tradition of the region: Tenuta Bocca di Lupo in the DOC Castel del Monte, immersed in the wild Bari murgia and Masseria Maime in the Salento area, the beating heart of Puglia. The Bocca di Lupo estate is located in the countryside of Minervino Murge, in the Castel del Monte DOC area, about 250 m above sea level. The proximity of the ancient Vulture volcano, the climate characterized by a significant temperature range between day and night and the composition of the land have a significant influence on the vineyards. The varieties present are Aglianico, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Apulian Fiano, Nero di Troia and Moscato Reale. Masseria Maime is located in one of the most beautiful areas of upper Salento. The company, which covers an area of ​​about 500 hectares of which 350 are planted with vines and 85 with olive groves, develops along the Adriatic coast, thus creating a unique landscape of vineyards that arise between woods and pine forests and are lost on sight an eye until it merges with the sea.