Menhir Salice Salentino Doc 2016

Reference: ATS-10425

Winery / producer: Menhir

Blend: 80% Negroamaro – 20% Malvasia Nera

Alcohol Content: 14% Vol

Serving Temperature: to decanter and serve at 17-18°C

Food Pairing: mixed meat roasts, true-based dishes and porcini mushrooms; medium-aged and mature cheeses

Designation: Salice Salentino D.O.C.

Production Area: Salice Salentino

Soil Composition: medium-textured clay

Average Age of the Vines: 40 years

Training System: Apulian Alberello

Yeld per Hectare: 70 hundredweight

First Vintage: 2007

Harvest: by hand in the second week of September

Vinification: fermentation with maceration at controlled temperature of 22-24°C for 10 days

Aging: 6 months in 225-liter second passage French and American oak barriques

Tasting Notes:

colour: bright ruby mantle with garnet inlays
nose: initial notes of wild berries, blueberry, cherries sotto spirito followed by delicate and spicy notes of cinnamon, coffee
taste: full-bodied, fresh and consistent supported by harmonious tannins; persistent finish with light toasted notes

Wines Type	Rosso

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