Passione d'Italia Negroamaro Riserva Salice Salentino Denominazione di Origine Controllata Red Wine.
🌍 Production area: San Pancrazio Salentino, Apulia
🌱 Soil: medium texture, calcareous-clayey-siliceous
⛰️ Altitude: 65 meters above sea level
🌿 Training system: low espalier (4,000 vines per hectare)
⏳ Vine age: 60 years
🍇 Grape variety: 100% Negroamaro
📅 Harvest period: second half of September
🌾 Yield per hectare: 6,000 kg
🍷 Vinification: after destemming, the must remains in contact with the skins for 15 days with frequent daily pump-overs. Fermentation temperature controlled at 20-22 °C
🛢️ Maturation: in medium-toasted French barriques for approximately 16 months
🎨 Color: intense red with garnet hues
👃 Nose: a very intense and ample bouquet with hints of red fruits where cherry and plum prevail, along with toasted notes and vanilla
👅 Taste: warm, robust, and elegant. Full-bodied, with a seductive aroma from soft tannins and toasted notes, persistent finish
❄️ Serving temperature: 18°-20°C
🍾 Alcohol content: 15% vol
🍽️ Food pairings: hearty first courses, roasted meats, game, aged cheeses, and dried fruits.
Cantine San Pancrazio Passione d'Italia Salice Salentino Riserva has received the following awards:
Gold Medal at the international wine competition "Mundus Vini". This award highlights its global excellence, confirming the quality of the Salice Salentino produced by the winery.
Silver Medal at the 22nd International Wine Competition "Vinitaly 2015" for the Rosalbòre - Salice Salentino Negroamaro Rosato D.O.C., another flagship product of the winery.
