
“When I walk in the vineyard during the day of the big thinning and I see entire bunches of grapes on the soil that will not become wines, I cry: they are grapes altruist, they give to other grapes the opportunity to become great wines.”
Beppe di Maria
Sierma – Alta Selezione
SIERMA - PRIMITIVO IN PUREZZA
2018 YEAR - 1300 BOTTLES
Cultivation data
Grape: 100% Primitivo
Production area: Upper Salento, 70 metres above sea level.
Soil type: calcareous tufa soil
Training system: spurred cordon
Stump density: 4,500 plants/Ha
Yield per hectare: 50 quintals
Grape yield in wine: 50% free-run must
Harvest time: second ten days of September
Vinification and Ageing
Harvest: By hand in boxes after submaturation on the plant by choking the stalk. Manual selection of the grapes in the cellar and subsequent shelling.
Vinification: Maceration with the skins for at least 15 days.
Fermentation at controlled temperature with continuous pumping over.
Aged for 12 months in French oak barriques with malolactic fermentation.
Analytical data
Alcohol content: 15.5% Vol.
PH: 3,56
Total acidity: 6.4 g/l
Residual sugar level 8.3 g/l
Dried extract: 35 g/l
Shining, concentrated ruby mantle. A very pure nose, sketched on the gentle features of the terroir: black cherry, swirling ensemble of wild fruits, mint tobacco and myrtle, a hint of rhubarb and juniper berries. It has explosive personality on the palate, where the flavour expands unrestrainedly, enriching itself with notes of potpourri and marine scrub, in a growing progression marked by creamy tannins and a finish of disarming roundness. Extremely long persistence, to open applause.

€ 48.00
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Frauma – Alta Selezione
FRAUMA - NEGROAMARO IN PUREZZA
YEAR 2018 - 1450 BOTTLES
A flaming ruby colour, denser in the centre of the glass, from which rises a fine swirl of aromas of sour cherries and cherries, red roses and Caribbean cedar, coffee, a deep dowry of dark spices, a caress of cinnamon and a special sylvan note. The palate is stupendous, truly material: the structure measured to the micron is complemented by superior phenolic mass; complex and vital, it offers an extraordinarily long and varied persistence.
Cultivation data
Grape: 100% Negroamaro
Production area: Upper Salento, 70 metres above sea level.
Soil type: tufaceous-limestone
Training system: spurred cordon
Stump density: 4500 plants/Ha
Yield per hectare: 50 quintals
Grape yield in wine: 60% must bloom
Harvest time: second half of September
Vinification and Ageing
Harvest: By hand in boxes after submaturation on the plant by choking the stalk. Manual selection of the grapes in the cellar and subsequent shelling.
Harvest time: second half of September
Fermentation at controlled temperature with continuous pumping over.
Maturation for 12 months in French oak barrels with malolactic fermentation.
Analytical data
Alcohol content: 14.5% Vol.
PH: 3,68
Total acidity: 6.1 g/l
Residual sugar: 6.2 g/l
Dried extract: 34 g/l

€ 48.00
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Sorma – Alta Selezione
SORMA – OTTAVIANELLO IN PUREZZA
YEAR 2018 - 1200 BOTTLES
Beautiful ruby colour of great luminosity. The nose is stunningly beautiful: refined aromas of ripe blackberry and cassis on the attack, followed by tones of wild strawberries, mentholated notes and aromatic herbs, and a precious touch of English leather that makes it even more noble. In the mouth it is savoury, full-bodied, with an elegant balance between freshness and perfectly ripe tannin. Completing the harmony is a long, intense finish with hints of Mediterranean scrub.
Cultural data
Grapes: 100% Ottavianello
Production area: Upper Salento, 70 metres above sea level.
Soil type: calcareous tufa soil
Training system: spurred cordon
Stump density: 4,000 plants/Ha
Production per hectare: 45 quintals
Grape yield in wine: 50% free-run must
Harvest time: first ten days of October
Vinification and Ageing
Harvest: By hand in boxes after submaturation on the plant by choking the stalk. Manual selection of the grapes in the cellar and subsequent shelling.
Vinification: Maceration with the skins for 7-10 days.
Before fermentation at a controlled temperature with continuous pumping over, gentle racking and end of fermentation in barriques, where refinement will continue.
Analytical data
Alcohol content: 12.5% Vol.
PH: 3,48
Total acidity: 5.4 g/l
Residual sugar content 3 g/l
Dried extract: 33 g/l

€ 54.90
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Lucerna
Lucerna
Lucerna - Salento Bianco IGP - Fiano 100%
Description
Bright straw-yellow with golden highlights and a very delicate bouquet with clear hints of hawthorn and acacia, delicious hints of pear and peach and a touch of hazelnut to round it all off. The palate is tasty and intriguing, marked by firm freshness and savoury imprinting that characterises the lasting finish expressed on vivid elderberry tones.
Data Sheet

€ 12.50
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MerulaRosa
MerulaRosa
MerulaRosa - Salento Rosè IGP - Aglianico and Negroamaro
Description “At the end of the harvest the blackbirds, called in the local dialect “merula” appear between the rows, catching the small grapes remained in the plant and the grapes fallen to the ground.“Technical SheetBeppe di Maria

€ 12.50
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Ottorosa
Ottorosa
Ottorosa - Rosè Salento IGP - Ottavianello 100%
Description
Bright salmon pink colour with intermittent orange highlights. It imparts delicious tones of grenadine and stark apple, red fruit jelly, aromas of geranium and a burst of aromatic herbs reminiscent of the terroir. Soft in the taste incipit, it is richly savoury and balanced, revealing crisp fruit flavours in the finish.
Technical Sheet

€ 15.90
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Lunachiena
Lunachiena
Lunachiena - Red Salento IGP - Aglianico and Negroamaro
Description
It is bright ruby in colour, with rich texture. Its olfactory framework is distinct and decidedly characterful, with aromas of wild fruit and California plum, fleshy flowers that seem to spill into the glass, thyme and mint, a hint of clay and spicy puffs. In the mouth it is a champion of proportion: it has jovial softness, measured tannic texture and a fresh-savoury counterbalance to balance it all. Worthy of note is the lengthening persistence.
Technical Sheet

€ 14.70
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Carvinea Metodo Classico Brut Rosè
Metodo Classico Brut Rosè
6 bottles of Aglianico 100%
750 ml bottle, aged 60 months on the lees;
Description
Data sheet
Brilliant powdery colour with coppery nuances. Refined, pin-point perlage, with copious and persistent bubbles. The nose is poised between the fragrance and expressive power of Aglianico, with beautiful hints of dog rose and peach, pomegranate berries and currants, then a hint of rock salt and almond. Well-balanced body with perfect fresh-savoury side, responding fruity tones that are enriched in the long persistence by notes of peony and pink grapefruit.

€ 30.00
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Negroamaro
Negroamaro
Negroamaro - Red Salento IGP - Negroamaro 100%
Description
An adamantine ruby colour and an intense and generous aromatic character. Like a drumming sound, it delights the nose with notes of wild berries, damask rose, mint chocolate, fine spices of all progenies, then veers into memories of blond tobacco and liquorice powder. On the palate, it is more rounded and fascinating than impressive: it has a well-calibrated structure, with noble tannin and flashes of savoury minerality. It is enjoyable until the long epilogue, orchestrated on tones of citrus.
Technical Sheet

€ 16.00
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Primitivo
Primitivo
Primitivo - Red Salento IGP - Primitivo 100%
Description
A dazzling ruby colour with shy garnet flashes. The bouquet is an elegant and incessant profusion of black cherries, blueberries, snuff and bread gum, a balsamic and sweet spice afflatus. On the palate, the gentle softness disarms a freshness that smells of citrus; the nonchalant tannins make the taste harmonious. The finish is exciting, long and articulate.
Technical Sheet

€ 16.00
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Otto
Otto
Otto - Salento Rosso IGP - Ottavianello 100%
Description
Technical Sheet
Beautiful ruby point, translucent. Without half-measures it detonates with aromas of cherry and wild strawberries, intense as usual the tones of resin and summer flowers and more bark, dark spices and a faint caress of vanilla aroma. In the mouth, it has class to spare: the attack is fresh and savoury, then it accelerates with silky tannin well dissolved in the graceful structure. Enviable precision of the olfactory references that animate a long persistence.

€ 21.90
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6 x Ottorosa
Ottorosa
6 bottles of Ottorosa - Rosè Salento IGP - Ottavianello 100%
Description
"I was a guest of a farmer from Ostuni who produces for himself and his friends a few hundred liters of wine obtained from some strains of Ottavianello planted in the countryside surrounding his home. Beyond the many technical flaws found in tasting, intrigued me with some sublime taste-olfactory notes. I decided that I should try to give luster to this forgotten variety and after four years of research I am excited about Otto and ready to bet on the bright future that awaits him".Technical SheetBeppe di Maria

€ 95.00
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