2022 Puglia Pop Fico
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Body: medium-bodied. Like most red wines from ; 13.5% alcohol.
Tannin: medium. From ; aged in oak.
Sweetness: dry. Red wine from is almost always dry.
Acidity: fairly low. from the warm climate of .
Aromas: dark fruit, typical of
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Log inThe Fico from Puglia Pop is a red wine made from the susumaniello grape. This rare age-old grape variety is almost exclusively found in the Salento area. The name Susumaniello originated from the Italian word 'somarello' which means donkey, this is because this grape variety can carry very large bunches of pigeons, just like the donkeys that were used for this in the past.
The harvest of the grapes starts in October. This is done completely manually, after which the grapes are transported in crates to be pressed. After this, fermentation takes place in steel tanks, followed by the action of the skins for 3 to 5 weeks to extract all color and flavors. After this, the wine is allowed to age in large 440 liter amphorae made of clay, followed by another 6 months in 10 hectoliter barrels of American and French oak. After which the wine is bottled in its very special bottle.
This highly innovative bottle is special because it insulates the wine 45% better against temperature changes and 100% protected against light than a normal wine bottle. This keeps the wine fresh for longer and allows you to drink the wine as the winemaker intended, without unpleasant external influences. The bottle is also 100% recyclable and contributes to social projects in Puglia. The result of this entire process is a beautiful ruby red wine that reveals a refined bouquet of aromas. The aromas of blackberries, cassis and cherries intertwined with fresh herbs and licorice. With excellent structure and balance, this wine ends with a long and fine aftertaste.
FACT: In the Tab: Appendix you will find the official fact sheet of this beautiful wine. We will send it to you automatically when you order this wine. The wine is stored in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you pick up the wine you will often receive a nice discount. (you will immediately see the possible discount if you choose Pickup on the checkout page). We are almost next to the Rijksweg with plenty of parking. Click here for address.
FACT: The Puglia POP Fico Susumaniello received 4.5* stars in the Press Wine special of October 2022 and had the highest rating of all Susumaniello wines from the blind tasting.
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Puglia POP wines
Puglia POP is a household name in Puglia and in the wine world and is shaking things up in a region where a lot of volume is produced and still (too) often at very questionable quality.
Companies such as Rivera and Gianfranco Fino are the ones who have given the starting signal to shift the focus mainly to quality and at Puglia POP they go one step further and have completely overhauled not only the wine production, but also the bottle.
The Salento DOC area (Primitivo di Manduria and Susumaniello) is the most suitable area for the red Puglia POP varieties thanks to the hot temperatures we have in summer (up to 45 °C) and the proximity to the sea which ensures that in the evening there is a serious cooling down. The Verdeca and Negroamaro vineyards are located in the Valle d'Itria area, one of the few hilly areas in all of Puglia, with nice temperature fluctuations during the day and night and that gives a nice acidity and great aromas to the wines.
About the Puglia POP winery and its wines
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Puglia POP is a completely new project where wines are made of only the highest quality and the bottles are very innovative and beautiful to look at.
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The wine comes from old vines with very low yields of only 1 to 1.5 kg per vine. So a maximum of only 1 bottle of wine comes from a bush!]
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The vines are grown using the Albarello method. The vines are not supported by poles or iron wire, so the vines form a low shrub that resembles a small tree (Alberello means 'young tree' in Italian). It is very expensive to grow grapes this way, because far fewer vines can be planted per hectare and machines cannot be used. This ultimately gives very low yields, but the advantage is that the grapes are of very high quality
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The harvest of all 4 Puglia POP wines takes place at the beginning of September and is carried out completely manually. At Puglia POP everything takes a very long time and this ensures, among other things, the high quality. The fermentation is always very long and in all cases lees containing the natural yeasts remain present. After this, the wine is transferred to amphorae made of clay where it is allowed to mature for many months and the red wines are then aged for another 6 months in French and American oak barriques. All wines are also bottle-aged for a number of months to six months before the wine becomes available.
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Ultimately, the wine is bottled in its highly innovative bottle, which insulates the wine 45% better against temperature changes and protects it 100% better against light than a normal wine bottle. This keeps the wine fresh for longer and allows you to drink the wine as the winemaker intended, without unpleasant external influences. The bottle is also 100% recyclable and contributes to sustainable projects in Puglia
In de glas toont de 2022 Puglia Pop Fico rijpe bramen, cassis en kersen met frisse kruidigheid en een vleugje drop, een zijdezachte structuur en een lange, uitgebalanceerde afdronk op 13,5% alcohol. Dankzij die rijke fruitigheid, milde tannines en kruidige ondertoon sluit hij prachtig aan bij lam, charcuterie, kazen, pasta en pizza en barbecue omdat hij vet en zout balanceert en tomaat- of kruidige sauzen complimenteert; probeer hem bij gegrilde lamskoteletten of langzaam gegaard lamsbout, bij pittige salami of gerijpte pecorino, en bij napolitaanse of houtoven pizza met tomaat en worst of bij kleverige, licht rokerige BBQ-ribs voor optimale harmonie.
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