Salento Rosso, "Torre Testa"
Appellation: Salento IGT
Type: Red, dry
Grape Variety: Susumaniello 100%
Wine Details:
Tasting Notes:
Color: dark garnet red with violet reflections;
Bouquet: clear, elegant, ethereal and complex notes of black cherries and plums in brandy, blackcurrant and blackberry jam, hints of chocolate, juniper, nutmeg, liquorice, cinnamon and ink;
Taste: classy and harmonious, intense with a long finish, the result of strong and fragrant fruit, powerful acidity and incomparable fine tannins, noble and defined;
Characteristics: it’s a real gift from Apulia, a rare and precious wine, a milestone of the Italian oenology, firm and gentle, aristocratic and generous;
Food matches: try with 'tajarin piemontesi' in sausage sauce, gnocchi in lamb sauce, pennette in boar sauce, roasted kid leg 'delle Murge' , stewed 'maialino nero' with potatoes, stewed kidney, ventresca di tonno with tomatoes and capers. Perfect with the Canestrato Pugliese DOP.
Vinyard Notes:
Vineyards location: Brindisi
Soil characteristics: sandy
Altitude: sea level
Year of implant: In the 30s and 2000
Training system: Head training and cordon trained, spur pruned
Vines per hectare: 5.000-6.000
Yields per hectare: 5 tons
Harvest: first days of October
Winemaking Notes:
Fermentation: in steel tanks
Maceration: 16 days at controlled temperature
Malolactic fermentation: totally carried out
Ageing: about 1 year in barrique
Bottle ageing: minimum 12 months
Reviews:
2006 Rubino Torre Testa - 92 Points - Robert Parker Wine Advocate (April 2009)
"The 2006 Salento Rosso Torre Testa is made from Susumaniello, an ancient indigenous variety that bears some resemblance to Aglianico and Pellagrello Nero in its wild, unrestrained character. Black fruit, earthiness, tar, smoke, minerals and French oak emerge from this explosive, full-bodied red. The tannins could use a touch more softness, something that should come (at least to some extent) with further bottle age. This is an intriguing wine from Tenute Rubino that offers exceptional balance and plenty of style. Anticipated maturity: 2011-2018. I was very impressed with the wines I tasted from Tenute Rubino, a young, promising estate located near Brindisi. These sleek, elegant offerings bode well for the future." ~Antonio Galloni
2011 Torre Testa – Gambero Rosso’s Vini d’Italia – Tre Bicchieri
"The 2006 Salento Rosso Torre Testa is made from Susumaniello, an ancient indigenous variety that bears some resemblance to Aglianico and Pellagrello Nero in its wild, unrestrained character. Black fruit, earthiness, tar, smoke, minerals and French oak emerge from this explosive, full-bodied red. The tannins could use a touch more softness, something that should come (at least to some extent) with further bottle age. This is an intriguing wine from Tenute Rubino that offers exceptional balance and plenty of style. Anticipated maturity: 2011-2018. I was very impressed with the wines I tasted from Tenute Rubino, a young, promising estate located near Brindisi. These sleek, elegant offerings bode well for the future." ~Antonio Galloni
2011 Torre Testa – Gambero Rosso’s Vini d’Italia – Tre Bicchieri