Forme Rosso IGT 2021 – Massimo Leone

£13.90

An easy drinking medium body wine, with an intense fruit character with fresh red berry aromas and floral notes.  Soft tannins and a medium finish. Perfect for your summer barbecues.

Availability: In stock

SKU: MSLN-FRMR-2018-1-750 Categories: , , ,

Colour
Ruby
FLAVOURS
Floral
Red fruit
Palate

Sweetness

Acidity

Tannins

Body

Abv
13%
Serve At
16-18°
Food Pairing
Sunday roast
Barbeque
Pasta
Cured meats
Country

Region

Puglia

Grape Variety

Nero di Troia

Producer

Massimo Leone

Certification

Sustainable

The Winery started its activity in 2007, lies in the centre of “Tavoliere delle Puglie”, with the desire of a farmer to revive and protect the ancient connection between history and land. This is the reason why they chose to plant native grape varieties, and mark once again the road that the Greeks lined out thousands of years before. The Vines are planted on a light coloured and rocky soil on which the only vine training system you can use is the espalier. Their purpose is quality and in order to reach it they pay the highest care through an adequate irrigation, a careful pruning and rasping, and a low yield per hectare. The grapes are harvested manually when the perfect balance between sugars and acids is reached. The vines are located very closet o the cellar where Fiano, Falanghina, Bombino, Primitivo, Aglianico, Nero di Troia and Montepulciano are cultivated. With regard to the methods of cultivation, Cantine Massimo Leone does not use insecticides and rely solely on the traditional use of sulphur and copper which strongly discourage the presence of mildew and powdery mildew thanks to the ideal climatic conditions in Puglia. As fertilizer and for nitrogen fixation they plant fava beans in their vineyards. The use of field beans, as fertiliser goes back to the Treaties on agriculture of the ancient Roman Empire. Is an efficient and natural way to fertilise the field and significantly increases the availability of nutrients in the soil improves its physical structure.


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