Menhir Salento
Malvasia Fiano Salento Sale 2024
| Denomination | IGT Salento |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 12.5% by volume |
| Area | Apulia (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | Fiano, Malvasia bianca |
| Aging | After fermentation, the wine rests on fine lees for at least 3 months in stainless steel tanks. |
- Type: Still white wine from Fiano and Malvasia Bianca grapes, Salento IGT
- Aroma: Hints of exotic fruit, mango, melon and peach with notes of white flowers
- Taste: On the palate it is savoury and balanced, with long persistence and hints of almond
- Vinification: Maceration at 10°C and fermentation at 14°C for 20 days in stainless steel
- Pairings: Serve at 10-12°C; ideal with fish, shellfish, sushi and vegetarian dishes
Description
What kind of wine it is
Menhir Malvasia Fiano Salento Sale is a still white wine born from the harmonious blend of Fiano and Malvasia Bianca grapes. Distinguished by a straw yellow colour with golden highlights, it offers a fragrant bouquet dominated by notes of exotic fruit, melon, peach and white flowers. On the palate, it is savoury and well-balanced, with a long finish featuring clear almondy hints, making it perfect to accompany fish dishes or vegetarian recipes.
Where it comes from
This wine from Salento originates in the Itria Valley, a renowned wine-growing area of Apulia. The vines, trained on trellises, sink their roots into calcareous-clay soils, which are essential for giving the glass its typical savoury character. The Menhir Salento winery, located in the Terra d’Otranto, manages the vineyards by enhancing the rural identity and the unique pedoclimatic features of the area, offering an authentic and faithful expression of its territory of origin.
How it is produced
Production involves a rigorous manual harvest, carried out between August and September. The process begins with a pre-fermentation maceration at 10°C for six hours, followed by fermentation at a controlled temperature in steel tanks. The production cycle concludes with a rest on fine lees lasting at least three months. This method enriches the structure on the palate and ensures optimal aromatic stability, allowing the wine to evolve positively over time.
History and Curiosities
Founded in 2002 in the Terra d’Otranto, Menhir Salento celebrates the authentic Apulian identity through wines of remarkable elegance. Salento Sale 2024 is born in the Itria Valley from a meticulous manual harvest of Fiano and Malvasia Bianca grapes. Under the guidance of oenologist Marco Mascellani, this white wine matures on fine lees, releasing enveloping aromas of exotic fruit and white flowers. On the palate, it is savoury and balanced, offering a persistent almondy finish that expresses all the warmth and charm of Apulia in every sip.
Tasting notes
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
10 - 12 °C
Longevity:
05 - 10 years
- Start up year: 2002
- Oenologist: Marco Mascellani
- Bottles produced: 1.200.000
- Hectares: 50
The Marangelli family and company founder Gaetano are daily committed to enhancing the magnificent territory, working to tell the world about the taste, history, and identity of this land.
Terra d'Otranto is both a Denomination of Controlled Origin and the toponym of a land of stones that become myths, stones that have shaped its history and identity and that today are the fulcrum of a project to be handed down to future generations. Our project.
It is with great pleasure that we announce that our:
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received the Quality Price Award in Gambero Rosso's Berebene 2024, a guide dedicated to the best Italian wines within 20 euros. Read more
| Name | Menhir Malvasia Fiano Salento Sale 2024 |
|---|---|
| Type | White still |
| Denomination | Salento IGT |
| Vintage | 2024 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 12.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | Fiano, Malvasia bianca |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Apulia |
| Vendor | Menhir Salento |
| Story | History and Curiosities Founded in 2002 in the Terra d’Otranto, Menhir Salento celebrates the authentic Apulian identity through wines of remarkable elegance. Salento Sale 2024 is born in the Itria Valley from a meticulous manual harvest of Fiano and Malvasia Bianca grapes. Under the guidance of oenologist Marco Mascellani, this white wine matures on fine lees, releasing enveloping aromas of exotic fruit and white flowers. On the palate, it is savoury and balanced, offering a persistent almondy finish that expresses all the warmth and charm of Apulia in every sip. |
| Origin | Valle d’Itria |
| Soil composition | Calcareous-clay |
| Cultivation system | Espalier |
| Yield per hectare | 75 q/ha |
| Harvest | Manual harvest: Fiano, third week of August; Malvasia Bianca, second week of September. |
| Fermentation temperature | 14 °C |
| Fermentation | 20 days |
| Production technique | Pre-fermentation maceration at 10°C for 6 hours; fermentation at a controlled temperature of 14°C for 20 days in steel tanks; ageing on fine lees for at least 3 months in steel tanks |
| Wine making | Pre-fermentation maceration at 10 °C for 6 hours; temperature-controlled fermentation at 14 °C for 20 days in steel tanks; after fermentation, the wine rests on fine lees for at least 3 months in steel tanks. |
| Aging | After fermentation, the wine rests on fine lees for at least 3 months in stainless steel tanks. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |