Li VeliAskos Susumanielo Salento IGT 2021

Product code: 17810
£18.65 inc VAT
Italy
Red Wine from
Puglia, Italy
Country
Country: Italy
Region
Region: Puglia
Type
Type: Red Wine
Winery
Winery: Li Veli
Alcohol
Alcohol: 12.5%
Volume
Volume: 750 ml
Grape
Grape: Susumaniello
Grape: 100% Susumaniello
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Country
Country: Italy
Region
Region: Puglia
Type
Type: Red Wine
Winery
Winery: Li Veli
Alcohol
Alcohol: 12.5%
Volume
Volume: 750 ml
Grape
Grape: Susumaniello
Grape: 100% Susumaniello

Product Notes

Li Veli Askos Susumanielo Salento IGT is a delicious and complex red wine that comes from the Puglia region in the south of Italy. This wine is made from a blend of indigenous grapes, including Negroamaro and Malvasia Nera. The result is a wine that displays a deep ruby color and complex aromas of blackberries, plums, and spices. On the palate, it is full-bodied and rich, with velvety tannins and a long, smooth finish. This wine is perfect to enjoy with hearty meat dishes, such as grilled lamb or beef ragù, but it can also be paired with aged cheese or dark chocolate.

Tasting Notes

This wine showsnotes of raspberry, sour cherry and blackcurrant on the nose, followed by liquorice, rhubarb and leather. The palate is soft, very elegant and well balanced by tannins. The long finish shows a touch of acidity and a great freshness.

About the Winery

Li Veli

The Masseria Li Veli Winery is located on the historic Messapian area on the Salento Plains of Italy. It was during 1858 that famous Italian economist Antonio de Viti de Marco discovered this place. His sole objective was to develop this area into a state-of-the-art cellar, which would make Italy proud. During 1999, the Falvo family, which had a wide experience in the business of wine-making, developed an interest in these vineyards and took control over the place. Thanks to the family’s single-minded determination and expertise, the place was renovated and it started a new wine culture in the region of Apulia.

The vineyards of Li Veli are spread over 33 hectares and the plantation is done in the settonce pattern – a pattern that was well-thought out and invented by the Roman military engineers. Thanks to this pattern, the roots of the vines are exposed to maximum soil exploitation. They are also well-exposed to the sun and air, thanks to which the fruits grown here are of great quality. 

The varieties of grapes grown in these vineyards are Negroamaro, Primitivo, Susumaniello, Malvasia Nera, Aleatico, Fiano and Verdeca. One of the trademark features of these vineyards is the high-density planting system. Around 5120 plants are grown per hectare; this helps in a better quality of fruits and easier cultivation process than before.

The wines are stored in huge cellars made of light-coloured stones. The capacity of these cellars is a whopping 10000 hectolitres. You will find steel vats and French oak barrels in these cellars. The air-conditioning is always maintained at 16 degrees, for best results.  For the fermentation process, the winery uses modernised and technologically advanced tanks. You will find 8 horizontally submerged cup vats and 10 vertical vessels with capacities of 125 and 130 hectolitres respectively. The wine-making, fermenting and storage of wines are then carried out exclusively by experts.

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