Cielo 1908 Nero Di Gio

Merlot, Montepulciano and Negroamaro from Cielo from Puglia Italy. Intense and pleasant with fruity notes of cherry and blackberry. Hints of cinnamon, tobacco and licorice provide an extra layer in the nose. The taste is strong and harmonious with balanced and velvety tannins in the aftertaste. Delicious with red meat, game and aged cheeses

Merlot is one of the oldest Vitis vinifera varieties that ripens earlier than Carbernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. Merlot is important in Bordeaux, especially in Saint-Emilion and Pomerol. Merlot plantings have increased significantly in recent years. The grape is very popular worldwide and people are increasingly realizing that Merlot must be planted in a fairly cool vineyard. This grape produces dark, cool, soft, spicy and fruity wines.

The Montepulciano grape has been present in the Abruzzo region since time immemorial, but it was only from the seventeenth century that the grape received its current name. The Montepulciano d’Abruzzo is a DOC wine whose production is authorized in the provinces of Chieti, L’Aquila, Pescara and Teramo and the wine is made from the Montepulciano grape. Not to be confused with the Vino Nobile from the old Tuscan town of Montepulciano. The Montepulciano grape is also planted on a large scale in the south of the Marche, bordering the Abruzzo, in the area of Ascoli-Piceno and Conero. The popularity of Montepulciano wines has increased enormously in recent years due to excellent price-quality ratios. Characteristics of Montepulciano wine. Inviting intense ruby red, with the unmistakable scent of red fruit, flowers and spices, the dry taste in the mouth, soft, beautiful tannins in the long aftertaste, make Montepulciano d’Abruzzo unique.

Negroamaro means ‘black bitter’ because the wine is very dark. It is a fairly old-tasting grape of reasonable quality that is planted in southern Italy, especially in Púglia (Apulia). Tormaresca Calafuria IGT Salento MAGNUM. Negroamaro from Puglia Italy. A deep pink rosé with intense and delicate aromas of grapefruit and peach that are complemented by floral scents with an emphasis on violets. It is a soft experience with a pleasant freshness and crispness. The grapes were carefully picked by hand and stripped of their vines. They were then fermented at low temperatures to ensure that they would retain their flavour and freshness. This rosé consists of 100% negroamaro that is known for its ripe and full character.