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Serve at:
16 - 18 °C.
Longevity:
05 - 10 years
Decanting time:
1 hour

- Start up year: 1870
- Oenologist: Antonio Massimiliano Apollonio
- Bottles produced: 1.500.000
- Hectares: 20
It continues to produce wine using the same methods dear to its founders, while applying the most advanced technologies through the optimization of their production process, down to the marketing of its labels.
The Apollonio winery’s history took root in 1870. Since then, particular attention has been paid to the valorization of Salento’s main grape varieties (mainly Negroamaro and Primitivo, but also Malvasia nera, Susumaniello, Bianco
d'Alessano), to the careful selection of the types of wood used for the long ageing processes and to the strong link with the territory which has always been the champion of quality production. Read more


Name | Apollonio Mani del Sud Squinzano 2018 |
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Type | Red still |
Denomination | Squinzano DOC |
Vintage | 2018 |
Size | 0,75 l |
Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
Grape varieties | 70% Negro Amaro, 15% Malvasia Nera, 15% Sangiovese |
Country | Italy |
Region | Apulia |
Vendor | Apollonio |
Wine making | Traditional fermentation methods are employed with a floating cap at a controlled temperature (27-28 degrees), carried out in large Slavonian oak vats, the contents are frequently pumped over. This is followed by a long stay of the must on the skins; about thirty days, in order to extract as much polyphenolic substances as possible to facilitate the start of the subsequent malolactic fermentation in barriques. |
Aging | 6 months in medium toasted French oak barriques, 6 months in large Slavonian casks of 3000/5500 liters and 6 months in bottle. |
Allergens | Contains sulphites |