【Originated from Amarone dried fruit winemaking technology - Appassite air-dried grape production method】
【Intangible Cultural Heritage - Alberello Traditional Dwarf Shrub Planting Method】
【Schenk Italia, a brand of Italy's largest wine merchant】
【Aged in oak barrels for six months】
【Luca Maroni highest rating 99 points】【CARSTEN STAMMEN 94】
【WINE TROPHY Gold】【Vivino 4.2】
WI136C - Masso Antico Primitivo Appassite 2024
Single price: $115
Region/Grade: Italy / Puglia / Salento
Grape variety: 100% Primitivo
Alcohol: 14%
Tasting Notes: Unbelievably fruity... thanks to the appassite winemaking method, derived from Amarone's technique of air-drying the grapes, giving the wine an insane concentration. The wine is deep ruby red with a purple rim. Already on the nose there are rich aromas of dried figs and ripe black pears. The palate exudes complex fruit flavors such as surging dried cherries, dried cranberries, red plums, blueberry jam, and broccoli; the explosive fruitiness in the middle section runs through the entire tasting process, as if chewing juicy raspberries and ripe plums. Because it has been aged for 6 months in oak barrels, the overall taste will not be out of balance and only focus on the fruity aroma. The aftertaste of licorice, black chocolate and black olives in the follow-up end is fascinating. The texture of licorice and the mutual cooperation of fruits are fascinating.
【Originated from Amarone dried fruit winemaking technology - Appassite air-dried grape production method】
Masso Antico Primitivo Appassite 2019 Masso Antico Primitivo Appassite brings together a variety of authentic Italian winemaking methods. First, the appassite (also known as appassito) method, also used to make the world famous wine Amarone. The grapes are dried before being pressed to extract the juice. The grapes lose their moisture, and the grapes gain insane concentration at the same time. After air-dried grapes lose 30% to 40% of their water, the amount of grapes used to make air-dried wine is about twice that of ordinary wine, because after air-dried, the juice content in the grapes has been concentrated to a relatively small amount, but brewing The aroma of the wine that came out is even more intense and rich, the wine is full-bodied, and the tannins are multi-layered.
【Intangible Cultural Heritage - Alberello Traditional Dwarf Shrub Planting Method】
Another technique was chosen for Masso Antico Primitivo Appassite 2019, inspired by the special climate of Salento. A small independent island with rugged terrain, a hot climate, and little wind and rain, the peninsula of Salento is sandwiched between the Adriatic and Ionian Seas. The sea breeze blowing helps the grapes to dry naturally. In this case, vite ad alberello is a traditional viticulture method formed to adapt to the terroir of Salento. It is cultivated in a low bush style, and the vines are pruned into 6 branches. Squat for hand picking. There are more than 5,000 farmers in Pantelleria who practice this vine-growing method that has been passed down from generation to generation. The Italian vite ad alberello cultivation method was inscribed on the Intangible Cultural Heritage List in 2014.
【Schenk Italia, a brand of Italy's largest wine merchant】
Schenk Italia is actually a division of Schenk Group. Founded in 1893, the Schenck Group owns a large number of wineries in Switzerland, France, Italy and Spain with 3,500 hectares of vineyards. , its sales volume reached 70 million bottles last year, and it can reach the top three in the ranking of Italian wine trade volume.
Schenk Italia is one of the largest wine producers in Italy. Today, Schenk focuses on the research and development of new products and the expansion of product lines. Currently, it has 10 brands, of which 5 are fine wine brands (Land), and the other 5 are High-end brand (Premuim). Boccantino is one of the five high-end brands, mainly in Abruzzo, Campania, Puglia, Sicily, Sardinia ) and other places to produce wine with Italian characteristics.
