Cignomoro 50 Vecchie Vigne Negroamaro
WHY WE LOVE IT
- The most serious example of old-vine Negroamaro that you’ll find in Salento. Vine age of 50 years.
- Negroamaro IGP is from vineyards trained in Alberello Pugliese: small trees in their own right, which belong to the Mediterranean culture.
- Hints of black cherry and cassis, with spicy notes of nutmeg and fresh pepper. On the palate it is full, sumptuous, with a slightly tannic and harmonious finish.
Varietal Composition: 100% Negroamaro
Elaboration: Hand picked. Aged in medium toasted French oak barriques for a period of approximately twelve months, after which it rests in the bottle for a further 4 months.
Tasting Notes: Intense ruby color with garnet reflections. Complex on the nose with hints of black cherry and cassis combined with spicy notes of cinnamon, nutmeg and fresh pepper, and tertiary aromas of leather, dark chocolate and coffee. Full, sumptuous on the palate, with alcohol tending to round out the tannic asperities. Long and with a toasted finish.
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PRODUCER BACKGROUND
Cignomoro, a boutique Italian winery, was founded in 2008 by Ciro Matichecchia and Hugo Rojo de Castro, a Spaniard by birth. The vines grow in the region of Puglia on land once farmed by Ciro’s grandparents. The winery is located in Martina-Franca at the top of the heel of Italy’s boot, 12 straight-line miles from the Adriatic Sea in the east, and 17 miles from the Gulf of Taranto in the southwest. The name Cignomoro translates to black swan, lending an elegance to their wine and separating it from the mainstream “white swan” wine producers.
Puglia, a premier wine-growing region, stretches down the southeast coast of Italy and includes what is called the “heel of the boot.” The heel itself is known as Salento. Grapes are believed to have been grown in this area by the ancient Greeks as far back as the seventh century BC.