BASSO SALENTO
L'Astore Masseria Krita Salento Bianco igt 2008 Grapes: Malvasia Bianca 60%, Chardonnay 40% Alcohol: 13% Cost: euro 7,00 Straw hue teeming with lively gold highlights. Hints of yeast on the nose, pear and vanilla. A delightful first sensation on the palate, indicating a good balance despite a fairly thin body. An interesting sweet almond finish. With a vegetable soup.
L'Astore Masseria has belonged to the Benegiamo-Di Summa family since the 1930s. It was one of the first of this kind of farmhouse to be rescued from the state of neglect typical of the Salento “masserie” before the recent rediscovery of country homes. In the late 1990s, surgeon Achille Benegiamo decided with his sons Paolo, Stefano and Luca to revive the farm and its wine-growing past by aiming at quality. Nowadays the wines made here are an excellent example of the unique Salento terroir, thanks to the modern technology used and the experience of a very well-known winemaker and his professional team. Visitors can tour the winery and see its atmospheric cellar together with a very old underground olive oil press. 73020 Cutrofiano (Le) Via G. di Vittorio, 1 Tel. +39 0836 542020 Fax +39 0836 541525 info@lastoremasseria.it www.lastoremasseria.it Year founded: 2001 Owner: Famiglia Benegiamo Oenologist: Riccardo Cotarella
Massaro Rosa Salento Rosato igt 2008 Grapes: Negroamaro 100% Alcohol: 13% Cost: euro 8,00 Intense cerasuolo pink colour with ruby highlights, and intense scents of cherry and hints of hydrocarbons. A little thin on the palate, but nicely fresh. Quite balanced with a delightful but short finish. Strong freshness and alcohol content suggest matching with a pulse soup.
Filimei Salento Rosso igt 2008 Grapes: Negroamaro 100% Alcohol: 13,50% Cost: euro 8,50 Stunning lively ruby red colour with violet nuances. Fragrant hints of blackberries, dried violets and liquorice notes on the nose. Delicate on the palate, full-bodied, still developing but pleasant. Good fruity finish, medium persistence. Frank and unchallenging. Delicious with roast chestnuts.
Vineyard area (hectares): 13 Annual number of bottles: 80.000 OTHER WINES • Argentieri Salento Rosso igt • Jema Salento Rosso igt • L'Astore Salento Rosso igt
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