Petrelli Centopietre Salice Salentino

Petrelli Centopietre Salice Salentino, Negroamaro en Malvasia Nera di Lecce in Puglia, Italy. Ruby red. Fruity bouquet of ripe plums, morels and liquorice. On the palate, soft, full and harmonious. Delicious with savoury starters, lamb and beef.

Azienda Vitivinicola Petrelli is a farm near Carmiano, in the province of Lecce, Puglia. In the south, “the heel”, of Italy. The winery has ancient origins. The Fondo della Chiusa estate, is a country house and summer residence, built in 1850 and then bought in 1920 by the Petrelli family.

The stable of the old estate is now used as a tasting room, where tourists from all over the world indulge their taste buds with the various labels from the cellar. Paolo Petrelli, founded the winery in 1970 and his son Giovanni, took over the reins of the company in 2000.

Currently, Giovanni is accompanied by his daughter Chiara, a young oenologist who, without forgetting traditions, brings new ideas and a modern touch to the company. This marks the beginning of the third generation of Petrelli winemakers.

Petrelli produces not only the classic grape varieties of Puglia such as Negroamaro, Primitivo and Fiano, but also well-known varieties. He divided the wines into three sections. De Classici, de Vini della Chiusa en de vini della tradizione. We import the latter section to introduce the Netherlands to the warmth and delicate flavour and atmosphere of Puglia.

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). The structure is firm and the taste can be something of a barnyard with a clear medicinal touch. The grape can be appreciated in a blend with the fragrant, juicy Malvasia Nera. Some of the best red wines from Puglia such as Salice Salentino possess this combination. Negroamaro is a red grape variety native to southern Italy. It is grown almost exclusively in Apulia and especially in Salento, the peninsula that can be seen as the “heel” of Italy. The grape can produce wines that are very deep in color.

Malvasia nera is a group of grapes from the malvasia family. The relationships between them are complex, but in general a Malvasia Nera grape will be an aromatic, dun-colored variety that can be used for dry, sparkling and sweet wines, as well as specialty passito and rosé styles. The juice will range in color from light to a deep ruby-red, producing wines that are light-to-medium moistened with flavors of cherry and plum.