Puglia's Negroamaro makes excellent Rose, ripe, juicy and with attractive savoury notes.
Production
The Negroamaro vines are cultivated on 30 hectares of vineyard, with a north – south aspect, around the Serranova Castle. Just a couple of kilometres inland from the Adriatic, soils here are a combination of limestone and clay. The grapes are hand harvested in mid-September, and after a soft pressing they undergo temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel for 20 days. After fermentation the wine remains on fine lees for 3 months.
Vallone Versante Negroamaro Rosato, IGT Salento 2023 (6 bottles case)
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Tasting notes
Delicately hued rosato with vibrant cherry and berry aromas. Tangy wild berry fruit on the palate. Flavourful and juicy with good balancing acidity - leading to a fresh clean finish, and making this an excellent food rosé.
Food match
Charcuterie, seafood and barbecued dishes.
Info
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ABV
12.5%
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CASE/BOTTLE SIZE
6 x 75cl
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REGION/COUNTRY
PUGLIA, ITALY
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GRAPE
NEGROAMARO 100%
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FEATURES
VEGETARIAN
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CLOSURE
SYNTHETIC CORK
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WINEMAKER
MARCO MASCELLANI
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APPELLATION
IGT SALENTO
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ALLERGEN INFO
CONTAINS SULPHITES AND NO OTHER ALLERGENS
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Meet the producer
Founded in 1935, this well-established family winery is one of the original quality producers of the Salento peninsula. Of the family's 600 hectares of land spread over three estates, vineyards cover 170 hectares, whilst the rest is planted with a plethora of other agricultural crops, including some of the oldest olive groves in the country.
Sisters Vittoria and Maria Teresa, along with Francesco, Vallone own and run the estate - which was established by Vittoria and Maria Teresa's grandfather. They are supported by winemaker Dr. Graziana Grassini, a consultant with a degree in oenology from the University of Pisa, who works with some of the most prestigious family-owned wineries in Italy. The Vallone sisters produce wines consistently rated amongst the best in Puglia.
Agricole Vallone has two different winemaking facilities, each with the most advanced, up-to-date equipment. The Flaminio estate, near Brindisi, houses the cellar where all the wines are vinified, while the Copertino cellar, in the province of Lecce, carries out the process of maturation in oak, using both large botti and small French oak barrels. Their Tenuta Serranova estate lies up the coast from Brindisi.
A traditional company from sunny and vibrant southern Italy, the core of production centres around indigenous grape varieties, including Negroamaro, Susumaniello and Primitivo (for black grapes) and Fiano and Falanghina (for white).