Agricole Vallone

Born from an intuition that brings to light an ancient technique that links past traditions to future visions. The experiment of drying the Negroamaro grapes from the 'Caragnuli' Cru, an 80-year-old Apulian sapling vineyard located in San Pancrazio Salento, began in 1980, thanks to the insistence of the oenologist Severino Garofano who had always believed in versatility and nobility of this vine. In 1986, after 6 years of trying, the first vintage of 'Graticciaia' saw the light. The rest is a success story that gives the dignity that belongs to Negroamaro. After a careful selection of the grapes, we proceed with a light drying, followed by an aging of 12 months in French oak barriques, the last mile is covered in concrete until bottling.

Graticciaia Agricole Vallone 2016 Magnum 1,5 lt. in wooden case: it is an Apulian red wine born from Negroamaro grapes only and aged for 26 months in steel and 12 in barrique. It manifests itself to the eye with a bright garnet red color. The scent is rich, intense and very complex with notes of blackberries, plums, dried flowers, humus and sweet spices. In the mouth it is intense, round and austere, with rich aromas, notes of licorice and vigorous tannins. PAIRINGS: red meats, game, aged cheeses. SERVING TEMPERATURE: 18-20° C.

White raisin wine, Capable of bringing wisdom and meditation even to those who, by the hand of fate, do not have it. The sensation of fullness on the palate is accompanied by a vertical sensation of freshness. Our favourite.

It often happens to think of the illustrious personalities who preceded us as owners of the estate; from Raimondo del Balzo Orsini, Prince of Taranto, owner of the estate from 1382 to 1407, to Queen Maria d'Enghein, Countess of Lecce, owner from 1407 to 1464. Please refer to the dedicated section for further historical notes on Serranova Castle. The intense red of the lands reveals a first clue about the oenological orientation of the wines of the estate. This is the place where you can glimpse the characterizing elements of Vallone; the noble soul of the wines, the innovative soul that led to the conception of the production technique of the Graticciaia; the soul that embraces the harmony and beauty generated by the union between the historicity of places and nature. Castel Serranova is a Cru whose grapes come from a vineyard surrounded by dry stone walls aimed at demarcating the threshold between the dynamism of the different elements of the surrounding nature reserve and the placid succession of the seasons which will lead the grapes to ripen. The vineyard, called Vigna Castello, is the origin of the most classic of the Salento blends, namely Negroamaro and Susumaniello with the predominance of the latter. Aged in dedicated French oak tonneaux for 12 months. Notes of leather, spices and Mediterranean scrub follow each other seamlessly in this long-lived wine.

DOCR is the attention that Vallone dedicates to the two most representative denominations of controlled origin of the territory. It is a long journey; 24 months of passion. Both reserves are elevated in wood for six months. Vereto is the name of our Negroamaro vineyard located on the Iore estate in San Pancrazio Salentino. The soft and silky tannin is an unequivocal declaration of origin of the pure Negroamaro.

Flaminio is the interpretation that the Vallone family gives to native vineyards. The line takes its name from the historic Flaminio vineyards from which they are produced and which stand on an ancient Messapian settlement on the outskirts of San Pietro Vernotico. It is our ever-evolving tradition. Intense colors and fruity aromas. Vine as generous as it is approximate at a young age due to its productive exuberance. As it matures, the overabundance of production suddenly disappears, giving way to grapes capable of expressing olfactory complexity with notes of leather and Mediterranean scrub.

Born from an intuition that brings to light an ancient technique that links past traditions to future visions. The experiment of drying the Negroamaro grapes from the 'Caragnuli' Cru, an 80-year-old Apulian sapling vineyard located in San Pancrazio Salento, began in 1980, thanks to the insistence of the oenologist Severino Garofano who had always believed in versatility and nobility of this vine. In 1986, after 6 years of trying, the first vintage of 'Graticciaia' saw the light. The rest is a success story that gives the dignity that belongs to Negroamaro. After a careful selection of the grapes, we proceed with a light drying, followed by an aging of 12 months in French oak barriques, the last mile is covered in concrete until bottling.

The line takes its name from the Adriatic side, where the Vallone vineyards extend. The Typical colors of the Adriatic coast composed of the intense blue of the sea and the continuous alternation of the green-gold of the olive leaves moved by the wind. Here in these few words the spirit of the Walloon slope is enclosed. Maintaining its peculiar elegance and minerality, it has acquired body and fruit from our Salento peninsula. International vine present in our company since the early 90s. He loves to be accompanied by seafood dishes, wanting a nice Poke Ball!

The line takes its name from the Adriatic side, where the Vallone vineyards extend. The Typical colors of the Adriatic coast composed of the intense blue of the sea and the continuous alternation of the green-gold of the olive leaves moved by the wind. Here in these few words the spirit of the Walloon slope is enclosed. Unmistakable dark red with violet reflections, from the trendiest vine of Puglia, an enveloping wine that is easy to approach.

Flaminio is the interpretation that the Vallone family gives to native vineyards. The line takes its name from the historic Flaminio vineyards from which they are produced and which stand on an ancient Messapian settlement on the outskirts of San Pietro Vernotico. It is our ever-evolving tradition. Intense colors and fruity aromas.

Flaminio is the interpretation that the Vallone family gives to native vineyards. The line takes its name from the historic Flaminio vineyards from which they are produced and which stand on an ancient Messapian settlement on the outskirts of San Pietro Vernotico. It is our ever-evolving tradition. Intense colors and fruity aromas.

The appellative Vigna, authorized by the competent bodies, in front of the name Flaminio indicates the real correspondence of the area and therefore of the vineyard from which the grapes of our Brindisi DOC come. This is the first Brindisi DOC ever produced, it was in 1972.