The Winery Masseria Altemura of Brindisi of Puglia

Winery Masseria Altemura
The winery offers 18 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
This estate is part of the Zonin1821.
It is ranked in the top 15 of the estates of Puglia.
It is located in Brindisi in the region of Puglia
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The Winery Masseria Altemura is one of the world's great estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in of Brindisi to come and discover on site or to buy online.

The Masseria Altemura Estate is a wine-making gem located in Brindisi, at the heart of Salento, Italy. It spans approximately 130 hectares and exudes the beauty of Mediterranean nature, making it an essential destination for all lovers of wine and Italy. The estate's architecture is historically significant and typically Italian, staying true to the essence of the beautiful regional landscape. At the heart of the property, there is an old masseria, typical of southern Italian rural architecture, which has been carefully preserved and restored. The imposing white stone walls, the red tile roofs, and the elegant garden with its century-old olive trees, flourishing vineyards, and organic vegetable garden create a picturesque image that enchants all visitors. The estate is renowned for its exceptional wine production. It strives to express the unique quality of the Salento region through authentic and expressive wines. It boasts millions of vines that are divided into distinct parcels, each with its own microclimate and soil characteristics. Among the most cultivated grape varieties, there are Negroamaro, Primitivo, and Fiano, which are meticulously vinified in accordance with local traditions to create wines characteristic of the terroir. Masseria Altemura also commits to sustainability, using environmentally friendly viticulture methods. The energy used on the property is mostly renewable, and the winemaking waste is integrated into a circular economy strategy. But the Masseria Altemura Estate is not just a wine producer.

Top Winery Masseria Altemura wines

Looking for the best Winery Masseria Altemura wines in Brindisi among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Masseria Altemura wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Masseria Altemura wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top pink wines of Winery Masseria Altemura

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Masseria Altemura

How Winery Masseria Altemura wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of seafood, chorizo and chicken paella from patou, salmon steaks with cream sauce or delicious moroccan fritters.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Masseria Altemura

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Masseria Altemura. often reveals types of flavors of minerality, strawberries or raspberry and sometimes also flavors of honeysuckle, perfume or flint. In the mouth the pink wine of Winery Masseria Altemura. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Masseria Altemura

  • 2020With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2023With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2022With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Masseria Altemura.

  • Negroamaro

Discovering the wine region of Brindisi

DOC of Puglia on the Adriatic coast of the Italian 'heel', red soils (terra rossa) on calcareous tufa. Negroamaro is the signature red king (≥70%): powerful and sun-drenched with blackberry, candied black cherry, plum, tobacco, spices and a bitter balsamic touch, firm tannins and vibrant fruit. Renowned Salentino rosato: salmon-pink, red fruits, herbs, saline finish. Native Malvasia Nera and Susumaniello as complements.

Southern solar red.

The top red wines of Winery Masseria Altemura

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Masseria Altemura

How Winery Masseria Altemura wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef colombo bourguignon style, pasta with shrimp or lamb stew.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Masseria Altemura

On the nose the red wine of Winery Masseria Altemura. often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of smoke, apples or butter. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Masseria Altemura. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Masseria Altemura

  • 2017With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.81/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Masseria Altemura.

  • Primitivo
  • Aglianico
  • Negroamaro

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.

The top white wines of Winery Masseria Altemura

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Masseria Altemura

How Winery Masseria Altemura wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of barbecued lobster, quiche without pastry or tuna, tomato and olive cake.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Masseria Altemura

On the nose the white wine of Winery Masseria Altemura. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Masseria Altemura. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Masseria Altemura

  • 2013With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.64/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Masseria Altemura.

  • Fiano
  • Falanghina
  • Chardonnay

The word of the wine: Balance

Harmony of the different organoleptic elements of a wine. The balance is linked to the typicity of each wine. The sweetness of a sweet wine is an element of its balance, whereas a Sancerre or a Chablis will be asked to be lively and dry.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Masseria Altemura

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Masseria Altemura

How Winery Masseria Altemura wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Masseria Altemura

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Masseria Altemura. often reveals types of flavors of vegetal, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Masseria Altemura

  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.68/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Masseria Altemura.

  • Negroamaro
  • Falanghina

Discover the grape variety: Negroamaro

Powerful, structured reds with an almost black inky hue, firm tannins and a solar dense palate, with intense aromas of ripe black fruits (blackberry, plum), tobacco, leather, Mediterranean herbs, spices, liquorice and balsamic notes with a signature bitter finish. Also made as structured rosés. Star of Salice Salentino DOC, Brindisi DOC and Squinzano DOC in Salento. Native Italian variety from Puglia; its name evokes its black colour and bitterness.

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Discover the grape variety: Primitivo

Powerful, sun-drenched reds with a dark robe and generous alcohol, showing aromas of stewed blackberry, stewed plum, dried fig, chocolate, gentle spice and balsamic notes. Supple tannins, indulgent finish. Star of Puglia with Primitivo di Manduria DOC, Gioia del Colle DOC and Salice Salentino. Identical to American Zinfandel and Croatian Crljenak Kaštelanski by DNA analysis.