Li Veli Susumaniello 2016 sku_2137970 30% MerlotAlcohol 12

30% MerlotAlcohol 12

offering a ripe nose of pear

Hand-selected grapes are dried prior to vinification in stainless steel tanks

From humble roots dating back to 1890 at the San Antonio Sugar Mill

which involves an artificial heating of the wine in the cellars of Funchal in imitation of the one suffered by Madeira wines during the long journey towards the Americas in past centuries

Li Veli Susumaniello 2016 sku_2137970 30% MerlotAlcohol 12ASKOS is the name of our project of rediscovery and selection of ancient Apulian grape varieties that are almost disappearing. Wines are produced by using exclusively these indigenous varietals, cultivated in their most suitable terroirs according the traditional method. We have chosen a Greek Askos (=Decanter) as a symbol of the wine making, a practice that in Puglia was started by the ancient Greeks. TASTING NOTES Ruby red with purplish shimmer, on