Due di Due Lupo Meraviglia 2024

Due di Due Lupo Meraviglia, IGT Puglia, Italy, 2024

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.

Critical Acclaim:

Awarded 98/100 points, Luca Maroni, 2025

Winemaking: 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.

Due di Due Lupo Meraviglia's red wine is inspired by the coat of arms of the city of Lecce, located just behind the "Masseria", which represents a wolf under a holm oak tree. Its name refers to the two grape varieties that compose it: 

Food Match: Roasted meats, stews, BBQ pork