Riserva
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 3–8 years from release
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Orecchiette with slow-braised lamb ragù, grilled Italian sausages with roasted sweet peppers, aged Pecorino Pugliese
✨ Technical Specifications
Brindisi Rosso Riserva highlights Negroamaro complemented by Malvasia Nera, grown primarily in calcareous-clay soils on the Salento peninsula. Sourced often from low-yielding, head-trained albarello vines, the fruit undergoes temperature-controlled fermentation with extended skin contact to extract depth and color. In accordance with DOC regulations, the Riserva tier requires at least two years of maturation prior to release, including mandatory aging in wood casks that rounds out the variety's naturally robust tannic profile.
🍾 About the Producer
Terre della Brunda represents a dedicated estate label produced under the aegis of Cantine Due Palme, the prominent cooperative founded in 1989 by enologist Angelo Maci. Stationed in Cellino San Marco within the Salento peninsula of southern Puglia, the venture draws fruit from vineyards situated across Brindisi, where clay-limestone soils and Mediterranean coastal breezes temper the intense southern Italian sunshine. Cultivated primarily through the traditional head-trained albarello Pugliese system, the viticulture prioritizes indigenous varieties adapted to arid heat. Vinification centers on classical Salento red winemaking, emphasizing extended macerations in temperature-controlled stainless steel followed by disciplined maturation in oak casks. Benchmark releases such as the Brindisi Rosso Riserva spotlight old-vine Negroamaro, exhibiting deep ruby concentration, brambly dark berry fruit, savory tobacco, dried Mediterranean herbs, and supple, integrated tannins.
🍇 Grapes
Negroamaro, Malvasia Nera
🍷 ABV
13.5%