Apollonio Mater Terra Negroamaro Passito 2009 Salento IGT (37.5cl)

Mater Terra is a sweet passito red from Apollonio, made from negroamaro in the Salento IGT of Puglia and sold in a 37.5cl bottle. The 2009 vintage comes from a late harvest at the end of October, which leaves the hand-picked grapes very ripe and rich in sugar. The grapes ferment for around 35 to 40 days in wood at controlled temperature. The wine then spends a year in French oak barriques and six months in large casks. It is garnet to ruby in colour. The nose recalls plums, cherries, liquorice, cocoa and coffee. The palate is full-bodied, warm and enveloping, with a well-balanced sweetness and a long finish.