DANIMI Ghimel Negroamaro
Tasting Notes - from Luca Maroni
Delicate scents of red fruits such as cherry and black cherry, as well as black fruits such as currants and blackberries.
Ghimel \GIH mel\
Phoenician script for the number 3; also the third letter in the Hebrew alphabet. Three is a number of stability and balance, and it also refers to the 3 children of the winemaker for whom the winery is named: Davide / Nicola / Michela
AB CSPC +827190
Vintage: 2020
Case: 12x750ml
Region: Brindisi, Puglia, Italy
Varietal: 100% Negroamaro
Alcohol: 14%
96 Points - Luca Maroni
(2019 Vintage)
Puglia, Italy
Negroamaro /NEH gro ah mah roh/
Translated from Italian, the name means “dark, bitter” however, it may come from old Greek and Latin, which would approximately translate to “dark black.” It is an ancient varietal that was likely brought to southern Italy by the Illyrians colonists before the Greeks arrived in the 7th century BC. Grown throughout Puglia, Negroamaro is most often associated with the southern part of the region: the Salento peninsula. Here, two provinces are known to produce particularly good examples, Lecce and Brindisi.
Region Notes
The Salento peninsula, sometimes referred to as the heel of Italy’s boot, lies in the southern-most portion of Puglia, between the Adriatic Sea and the Ionian Sea. The terroir here is typical of Puglia – hot, flat and dry. The landscape is dominated by olive groves on a scale quite unlike any other part of Italy. Puglia generates almost half of Italy's olive oil.
Technical Notes
Vineyards: 15 years old
Soil: mainly clay
Altitude: 60 -120m
Winemaking: 10 months in barriques, 6 months in bottle