GUISCARDO 2021 - Falanghina IGP Puglia

It is a wine of lively youth, pawing in the glass, enchanting with its persistence and freshness, it is pleasantly acidic, in harmony with the clarity of the fruit. Roberto Guiscardo was the great Norman leader of the lands of Puglia and brother of the feudal lord of the castle of Gioia del Colle.

Grape variety: Falanghina 100%

Alcohol content: 13%

Production area: province of Bari, Puglia - Italy

Type of soil: stony, calcareous on hilly reliefs

Yield per plant: approximately 1 kg

Training system: espalier

Year of planting: 2000

Harvest: second half of September

Vinification: light maceration on the skins and fermentation at a controlled temperature, with inoculation of selected yeasts into the decanted must, all in stainless steel tanks

Aging: the wine rests in steel tanks for two months and in the bottle for at least another two months. Marketing begins around February

Annual production: approximately 25,000 bottles

Serving temperature: 8 - 10° C

Allergens: contains sulphites

TASTING NOTES

Color: golden yellow with slight greenish reflections

Perfume: with mineral veins that precede sensations of white fruit and the delicate citrus of Ionian fruits

Taste: characterized by freshness with a very pleasant acidity that promotes salivation and invites you to a new, savory sip, with a prolonged finish that recalls light notes of exotic fruit

Food pairing: spaghetti with mussels, calamari and pistachio pesto, or swordfish carpaccio with green and pink pepper, tuna tataki with cucumber juice, aubergine meatballs