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Pillastro Susumaniello 2016
Puglia IGP
The talent behind this wine is the now legendary Angelo Maci of the multi award winning Cantine Due Palme winery. Angelo’s wines are always splendid, but he has truly excelled himself with this rare, gorgeously deep and richly fruity Susumaniello.
Beyond the Label
Tasting notes
Smooth yet juicy and rich with a lovely, mineral fresh finish
Aroma
Prunes, blackberries, exotic spices
More information
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Red - Full Bodied
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Deep purple red
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13.5% ABV
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10.13 Units
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750.00 ml
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31 December, 2021
Italy’s deep south is best known for big, smoky wines made from its prized local varieties – Primitivo, Negroamaro, and in this case the uniquely Puglian Susumaniello grape. In local dialect Susumaniello means something like “loaded like a donkey”, referring to the wine’s massive amounts of aroma and flavour. Pillastro’s creator Angelo Maci is a leading figure in Puglia’s recent quality revolution, and is fervently proud of local traditions and rare grape varieties. As fans of southern Italian wines – and Pillastro fans in particular – will agree, Puglia offers “undreamed-of character and potential” (Hugh Johnson), and mouthwatering Susumaniello is the supreme example of this. Serve in large glasses with braised lamb shanks or caponata.
For the 2015 vintage
