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“Jo” Negroamaro Salento IGT Jo comes from Jonio, latin and Italian name for the Ionian Sea that laps the coast of Manduria. Moreover, onico is one of the synonyms of Negroamaro, the local varietal. There is light drying of the grapes while they are still on the vines. Harvested in September, the grapes are destemmed, softly crushed, and macerated in 70 HL stainless steel tanks for 3 – 4 weeks. The wine is aged in French oak barriques (50% in new barrels and 50% once used barrels).

“Es Piú Sole” Primitivo di Manduria DOC Dolce Naturale Carefully sorted and destemmed by hand. Maceration in 600 liter French oak barrels on the skins for two weeks with four punch downs daily. Resting for twenty four hours to remove the coarse lees and aged in French oak barrels. After about ten months in the barrels the wine is bottled without fining agents and rests another six months in bottle before release. Es Piú Sole is an elegant and distinctive “dolce” variant of Puglia’s Primitivo grape from this new master of the region’s long tradition of old vine wine estates.

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