Winery ApollonioVigna Vitrilli Grande Salento Rosso
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Aléatico and the Primitivo.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or pasta.
Taste structure of the Vigna Vitrilli Grande Salento Rosso from the Winery Apollonio
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Vigna Vitrilli Grande Salento Rosso of Winery Apollonio in the region of Puglia is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Vigna Vitrilli Grande Salento Rosso of Winery Apollonio in the region of Puglia often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Vigna Vitrilli Grande Salento Rosso
Pairings that work perfectly with Vigna Vitrilli Grande Salento Rosso
Original food and wine pairings with Vigna Vitrilli Grande Salento Rosso
The Vigna Vitrilli Grande Salento Rosso of Winery Apollonio matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef with dark beer, quick salmon and zucchini lasagna or grilled lamb shoulder with spices and honey.
Discover the grape variety: Aléatico
Aromatic, sweet reds with a light ruby robe, fine tannins and a luscious palate. Intense, refined aromas of rose, wild strawberry, raspberry, candied cherry, delicate muscat and soft spices. Often vinified as passito, sweet or fortified by drying; rarely as dry reds. Star of Elba Aleatico Passito DOCG and Aleatico di Gradoli DOC in Lazio, also present in Puglia. Native Italian variety, related to Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Vigna Vitrilli Grande Salento Rosso from Winery Apollonio are 1997, 0
Informations about the Winery Apollonio
The Winery Apollonio is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 61 wines for sale in the of Salento to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Salento
Heel of the Italian boot, sunny and generous vineyard. Fleshy reds: signature Negroamaro ("black-bitter") deep and sturdy, notes of black cherry, plum, spices and a characteristic bitter finish, star in Salice Salentino DOC. Opulent jammy Primitivo di Manduria (= Zinfandel) with notes of black fruits, chocolate and raisin. Supple Malvasia Nera.
The wine region of Puglia
Heel of the boot, 80% red vineyard, sunny and generous. Fleshy, jammy Primitivo (= Zinfandel) with notes of black cherry, plum, chocolate and spices, powerful alcohol and melted tannins, a star in Primitivo di Manduria. Deep, structured Negroamaro (black-bitter) with a bitter finish in Salice Salentino. Structured Nero di Troia, spicy Susumaniello.
The word of the wine: Animal
Generic smell of aromatic families reminiscent of fur, game, musk, civet, amber and sometimes unpleasant smells of wet hair. The old books on tasting give as an example of animal aroma the belly of hare.
