Salento Rosso Don Pepè - Petrelli

In the glass, Salento Rosso Don Pepè from Petrelli displays a deep ruby red color. Poured into a red wine glass, this Old World red reveals wonderfully complex aromas of plum, rounded off by caramel.

Petrelli’s Salento Rosso Don Pepè presents itself delightfully dry to the wine drinker. This red wine never appears rough or austere, as one might expect from a wine. On the palate, the texture of this powerful red wine is wonderfully velvety, fleshy, and dense. The finish of this red wine from the Apulia wine-growing region ultimately convinces with a lovely lingering aftertaste.

Vinification of Petrelli Salento Rosso Don Pepè

This powerful red wine from Italy is cuvéeed from the Malvasia Nera and Negroamaro grape varieties. After hand-picking, the grapes are brought to the winery as quickly as possible. There they are selected and gently crushed. This is followed by fermentation in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperatures. After the end of fermentation, Salento Rosso Don Pepè can continue to harmonize on the fine lees for 18 months.

Food recommendation for Salento Rosso Don Pepè from Petrelli

This Italian is best enjoyed at a tempered 15–18°C. It pairs perfectly as an accompaniment to lamb ragout with chickpeas and dried figs, duck breast with snow peas, or ossobuco.

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