Due di Due Lupo Meraviglia 2023

Due di Due Lupo Meraviglia, IGT Puglia, Italy, 2023

Grapes: A blend of 50% Nero di Troia and 50% Malvasia Nera, unoaked

Producer Tasting Note:

With an intense ruby red colour, the wine reveals aromas of ripe cherry and blackberry fruit, including jam, along with sweet and spicy notes on the nose. The palate is structured and concentrated, with round and silky tannins. The fruit is sourced from vineyards around Brindisi and Lecce.

Critic's Tasting Note:

"Rustic, spicy, dried cherries, fennel, dark chocolate and liquorice with gentle tannins and juicy finish"

89/100 points, Decanter World Wine Awards, 2024

Also awarded 97/100 points, Luca Maroni (Italy)

The vinification method involves the use of traditional Palmenti (millstones) during the fermentation process. This ancient process had been used in Apulia and archaeological findings attested their presence in the Salento area. They were made of stone and their characteristic shape (low, wide and completely open) allowed a better contact between the must and the skins with respect to the traditional winemaking methods, improving the dissolution of oxygen during the fermentation process.

Nowadays, the grapes are vinified inside the modern, stainless steel "millstones", whose shape and characteristics mirror the original ones. The wine obtained, with no oak ageing, has great structure, concentration and a very high persistence; the complete extraction of all the skins parts and the greater dissolution of oxygen during the fermentation process result in more mature tannins, which become less aggressive and more long-lasting.

Food Match: Roasted meats, stews, BBQ pork.