Valle dell Asso

Piromafo IGT

Name of Greek origin, litterally “fire fighter”. The local population uses this word to indicate heat-refracting soil. The name of the grape Negroamaro has very old origins; it seems to be composed from the link of two words, ,nigereμαυρόω, one in Latin and the other in Greek, that in both languages have the same meaning black or dark, just like the colour of the wine.

Name:IGT Salento Rosso

Production zone:Galatina

Vineyard area:5 ha

Production per Hectare:50 q

Average yearly production:30,000 bottles

Harvest:first ten days of October with thinning out of bunches on reddening.

Grapes:Negramaro 100%

Type of soil:medium

Exposure:North-South

Production Process: Selection of bunches at moment of harvest; full red vinification at controlled temperature with selected yeasts; 15 days of fermentation with skins; refining for months in stainless steel vats, 8/12 months in large casks of 50 hectolitre and 6 months in the bottle.

Anaytical details:

Alcohol14.5% vol;extract37.9 g/l; acidity 5.2 g/l

Eye, nose, and palate:

This is a red wine intensely perfumedwith fruitful and spicy notes; in the mouth it is long and structured, the acidity is well balanced and the fruity is perfectly ripen. It is harmonic, pleasant, soft.

Suggested foods:Food based on meat (roasts, game, raw shellfish), very good also at the end of as meal as meditation wine.

Recommended temperature:20° C

Region Puglia

Grapes Used: Negroamaro 100%

Alcohol:14.50%