LAMA DEL TENENTE

 

APPELLATION – Rosso Salento IGT
GRAPE VARIETY – 35% Primitivo 35% Montepulciano 30% Malvasia Nera di Lecce
PLANTING TYPE – espalier
PLANTS PER HECTARE – 4500-5700
AVERAGE YIELD PER HECTARE – 60-70 quintals
HARVESTING PERIOD –Primitivo: mid-September.  Malvasia Nera di Lecce: end of September.  Montepulciano: mid-October
HARVESTING METHOD – manual
FERMENTATION METHOD – at a controlled temperature with maceration of the skins for 15 days
METHOD OF REFINEMENT –  malolactic and in French Allier barrels for 12 months, in steel tanks for another 12 months. In bottles for 5 months.

 

WINE- TASTING NOTES
A definite bouquet of plums and tobacco mixed with a spicy note of pepper, cloves and vanilla.
A ricj flavour of preserved fruits with a hot, spicy finish.
Serving temperature 20 ° C