2024 Puglia Pop Riccio
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Body: medium-bodied. Fuller than most white wines from ; 12.5% alcohol.
Acidity: fairly high. from the warm climate of .
Aromas: green notes and orchard fruit, typical of
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Log inThe Puglia Pop Riccio is made from 100% Verdeca. This grape variety owes its name to the greenish color of the grapes (the Dutch translation of the Italian *verde* is therefore green).
Verdeca is considered an indigenous grape in Puglia, particularly in the areas around the Itria Valley, where this Puglia Pop wine originates. The grapes come from old vines between 25 and 40 years old.
Between September and October, the grapes are ripe enough to harvest. This is done entirely by hand, after which the harvest is immediately pressed and allowed to ferment for 10 to 15 days in clay amphorae. During alcoholic fermentation, the must also undergoes a short maceration on the skins. To ultimately give the wine its special and authentic character, the wine then ages for another 6 months in the amphorae. After this, the wine must age for another 3-4 months in its special bottle before it is made available. So we only received this 2024 in early September 2025.
This highly innovative bottle is special because it insulates the wine 45% better against temperature fluctuations and is 100% better protected against light than a standard wine bottle. As a result, the wine stays good for longer, and you drink the wine as the winemaker intended, without adverse external influences. Furthermore, the bottle is 100% recyclable and contributes to social projects in Puglia.
Ultimately, this results in a wine with a beautiful bright straw-yellow color and light green hues. The nose is characterized by distinct aromas of white fruit, green apple, and pear, followed by a note of bergamot, lychees, and pineapple. Finally, a pleasant hint of elderberries and hawthorn. There is also a herbaceous note of rosemary and sage, and a light almond-like aroma in the background. The taste is very delicate, elegant, and soft, with a sultry yet balanced freshness and a mineral touch. Nicely dynamic, super elegant, and juicy on the palate with a very fine finish. This is without a doubt one of the best white wines from Puglia, a fact confirmed by the high scores on Vivino.
FUN FACT: In the Attachment tab, you will find the official factsheet for this fine wine. We will automatically send it to you upon ordering this wine. The wine is stored in our climate-controlled Wine Warehouse, and if you come to pick it up, you will often receive a nice discount (you will see the possible discount immediately when you select Pick Up on the checkout page). We are located almost next to the main road with ample parking. Click here for the address.
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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
Deze heldere strogele Verdeca toont frisse aroma's van groene appel, peer en wit fruit met toetsen van bergamot, lychee en ananas, subtiele bloemige en kruidige accenten van vlier, rozemarijn en salie, en een elegante, sappige smaak met prettige mineraliteit en een fijne afdronk. Dankzij die frisse zuren, delicate textuur en minerale lengte werkt hij fantastisch bij witte vis, schelp- en schaaldieren, salades en vegetarische gerechten; denk aan eenvoudig gegrilde of gestoomde vis met citroen en verse kruiden, mosselen of garnalen in een lichte witte-wijn- of knoflooksaus, frisse salades met citrusvinaigrette of gegrilde groenten en kruidige mediterrane bereidingen waarbij rozemarijn en salie terugkomen.
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