Castel del Monte Aglianico DOC Bocca di Lupo 2020 Tormaresca

Castel del Monte Aglianico Bocca di Lupo was born in the Tormaresca estate, owned by the Marquises Antinori and located in the municipality of Minervino Murge, in Apulia.

It is produced exclusively with Aglianico grapes, harvested slightly overripe to enhance their phenolic potential. After pressing, the grapes ferment in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature of 25-27 °C. The maceration lasts 15–18 days, with frequent pumping over and soft délestage in order to perform a gradual and balanced extraction. Afterwards, the wine is placed in oak barrels, mainly French, for malolactic fermentation, for 15 months. Once bottled, it is aged for another 24 months before being marketed.

It is a wine with a dark ruby red colour. The nose has a complex and prolonged succession of hints: spicy, mentholated, toasted, with ink notes and hints of jam, dried plums and cherries in alcohol. In the mouth it is soft and balanced, with a very large structure. Overall it is a very elegant wine with a pleasant persistence.

Perfect to accompany cold cuts and aged cheeses, it is ideal in combination with savoury first courses based on meat sauce and roasts.