Vigneti del Salento, `Zolla` Salice Salentino
Vintage: 2022
| Vintage | Product Code | Format | Closure | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | VS108B22 | 6 x 75 | Diam | Contact Us |
Producer
Vigneti del Salento, is part of the Fantini group, founded by Valentino Sciotti in 1994 to produce top-quality wine from Abruzzo and (later) southern Italy as a whole.
These Puglian wines are made at two wineries in the province of Taranto, on the western flank of Salento, by resident winemaker Danilo Gizzi and consultant winemaker Filippo Baccalaro. Filippo, a native of Piemonte, has been working in Puglia for almost two decades. He was originally attracted to the region by the rich, ripe flavours of the grapes that grow there. Filippo consistently aims to capture these flavours with minimal use of technology but a lot of know-how.
The resulting wines are expressive of their site yet also carry the style of Fantini’s other exceptional wines. The whites are crisp and fresh, while the reds are soft and generous. The flagship wine is the ‘Vigne Vecchie’ Primitivo di Manduria, sourced from old bush vines aged in new French oak for 12 months. It boasts intense aromas of cherries, blackberries and spice coupled with velvety tannins and a lingering finish.
Vineyards
The vineyard sites are located close to the cities of Brindisi and Lecce to the Southeast of Puglia, lying close to the Adriatic coast. Here, the warm and always windy climate provides the ideal growing condition needed to produce the best expression of Salice Salentino.
Vintage
The 2022 vintage was rainier than usual, with 549mm of rainfall, compared to the average of 458mm. Temperatures were on the same levels as the previous year apart from June, which was warmer than average, resulting in riper grapes in some plots. Overall, it was a very generous and healthy vintage, with higher production levels compared to the year before but still in line with the average.
Vinification
The grapes were de-stemmed and crushed upon arrival at the winery. Fermentation took place at controlled temperatures for 8-10 days with regular pumping over. The wine was then racked to stainless-steel tanks to undergo malolactic conversion. Maturation took place in used American and French oak barriques for around 8 to 10 months.
Tasting Notes & Technical Details
This wine is intense ruby red in colour. On the nose, the cherry aromas are pronounced and married with notes of prune, pomegranate, clove and dried herbs. A full-bodied warm and delicious wine with a pleasantly fresh and long finish.
Alcohol (ABV)
14%
Acidity
5.71 g/l
Residual Sugar
5 g/l
pH
3.69
Other wines from this producer
Producer | Wine | Product Code | Features | Style | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vigneti del Salento | `I Muri` Bianco | VS101 | W | ||
| `I Muri` Primitivo | VS103 | R | |||
| `I Muri` Negroamaro | VS104 | R | |||
| `Zolla` Primitivo di Manduria | VS107 | R | |||
| `Zolla` Malvasia Nera | VS109 | R | |||
| `Vigne Vecchie` Primitivo di Manduria | VS110 | R | Factsheet |