“F” Negroamaro di Salento IGP 2021

Cantine San Marzano | Puglia
Cantine San Marzano scarl | Via Regina Margherita 149 | 74020 San Marzano

15162321 · 0,75 l · 24,67 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately

F for Falò – bonfire. The name alludes to the traditional bonfires that are lit in Salento at the winter solstice. Cantine San Marzano dedicates a single-varietal Negroamaro to this custom, emphasising the dark, intense side of this indigenous grape variety. The grapes grow on the calcareous, iron oxide-rich soils between San Marzano di San Giuseppe and Sava. After manual harvesting, the grapes undergo prolonged maceration, followed by twelve months of ageing in Caucasian oak barrels – an unusual choice of wood that gives the wine its own aromatic signature.

Deep, dark ruby red with violet reflections. Black berries, cherry jam, thyme and a distinct cocoa flavour from the wood maturation on the nose. On the palate, the wine is dense and full-bodied, with velvety tannins and a warm, aromatic finish. The residual sweetness rounds off the profile and makes the wine immediately accessible. For lovers of lush, fruit-accentuated red wines. SUPERIORE.DE

"Roasted mushrooms, olives, baked black fruits and sauce on the nose. It is full-bodied, slightly jammy and has a sweet and spicy character with well-integrated tannins. Notes of mushrooms linger." James Suckling