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Susumaniello Salento Rosso, Vallone 2022
An ancient southern Italian grape variety which had almost disappeared, but has been successfully reintroduced on Vallone's estate, part of the nature reserve of Torre Guaceto. This is round and easy-going, with juicy ripe mulberry and raspberry fruit and spice on the finish that would suit pasta in a game ragù. The name susumaniello, meaning 'load the donkey', was earned because the variety has the potential to be highly productive. Vallone have found that with careful pruning and good vineyard management, after five years the vines produce grapes with lots of flavour and ripeness while keeping their freshness in Puglia's hot summers. They blend it successfully with negroamaro in their excellent Castel Serranova, but we love this single variety version for its appetising and moreish character. Worth a try if you enjoy Beaujolais.
Price:
£9.50
Bottle
Price:
£57.00
Case of 6
In Stock
Code: IT41821
Wine characteristics
- Red Wine
- Medium-bodied
- Susumaniello
- 75cl
- Now to 2026
- 13.5% Alcohol
- no oak influence
- Cork, agglomerate
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
Agricole Vallone
Basking in the balmy, Adriatic-cooled microlimate of the Salento peninsula in Puglia, on Italy’s heel, Agricole Vallone is a large, multi-tasking agricultural concern, with 170 hectares of vines interspersed with other crops, mostly olive trees, artichokes and vegetables. It was founded in 1934, but like others at the time, sold grapes to the local co-operative. It was only in the late 1990s that it began bottling its own wines, but it quickly made its name with its flagship wine, Graticciaia, a partially barrel-aged red made largely from negromaro grapes dried on mats (graticci) in the Autumn sunshine. Designated IGT Salento, this is a very special wine with powerful, concentrated flavours that ages beautifully. For more informal drinking, DOC Brindisi Rosso and its rosato equivalent from the Flaminio estate are hugely popular with members.