WINES AVAILABLE IN UK STOCK:

• Copertino Rosso IGT, Apollonio
• Salento Rosso IGT, "Valle Cupa"
• Salento Primitivo "Terragnolo" Doc
• Salice Salentino Doc
• Copertino Riserva Doc, "Divoto"

WINES AVAILABLE EX CELLARS

Maximum pallet size 60 cases of 12 x 75cl bottles.

www.apolloniovini.it

Marcello and Massimiliano Apollonio are the fourth generation of the Apollonio family to carry on the family business, which dates back to the 19th century.

The wines of Apulia have never received as much interest as they do now. Tasting Apollonio's wines shows that here at least the attention is justified.

Great care is taken in the production and vinification of local grape varieties to produce wines of uniquely southern Italian character. Powerful and complex, the wines have flavours of ripe, dark fruits and leather, attractive weight, richness and balanced tannin.

The Salento peninsula has hot, dry summers but cold, desert-like nights retard ripening and develop aromatic complexity in the fruit. Massimiliano attended the Locorotondo Institute and has since worked for producers in France, Spain and Italy. He puts this experience to good use in the family firm where he combines traditional techniques with the best of modern practices in order to carry the quality of the fruit through to the bottle. Total annual production is about 50,000 cases.

With an eye to the world outside Italy, Massimiliano and Marcello are proud of the natural advantages they have in Salento and exploit these to produce distinctive and delicious wines of the highest quality.

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		Copertino Rosso IGT, Apollonio Apollonio continue to make some of the finest examples of modern Puglian wine. This classic blend has soft, ripe berry fruit, leathery, spicy notes and a warm succulent finish .
		SALENTO ROSSO IGT, "Valle Cupa", Apollonio A wine of remarkable intensity and balance, showing the true potential of Southern Italy. Intense, dark brooding fruit is given structure by soft integrated tannins and subtle oak ageing. Powerful but well poised, long and complex to finish.
		SALENTO PRIMITIVO DOC, "TERRAGNOLO", Apollonio Depending on who you talk to, the Primitivo grape is either the same or very similar to California's Zinfandel. Either way, it provides an exhilarating array of flavours dominated by wild brambly fruit, sweet oak flavours and an almost balsamic savouriness.
		SALICE SALENTINO DOC, Apollonio Apulia, the home of Salice Salentino, nestles in the very "heel" of Italy and produces wine of great renown. Full, rich and velvety with complex baked fruits and soft, leathery tannins.
		COPERTINO RISERVA DOC "Divoto", Apollonio One of Southern Italy's most important DOC's produces wines of great intensity and power. This wine's bottle age has produced a mellow style, packed full of dried fruit character followed by a lovely chocolatey, charred finish.

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