Luccarelli Terre di Sava Bianco Salentino 2010
Comes from the heel of Italy (Puglia), is made from local grapes (Malvasia Bianco, Verdeca, Bombino Bianco), that are no longer just for local people, and is boot full of personality. Importer: Mondo Imports
Spicy, mineral, a sort of pear/apple fruit and floral too. You might think it’s fat and round, but then controlling lemony acid brings it back to feeling lean – a wine of contrasts. There’s some orange, dried herb and fennel flavours in there too – especially on the finish which features just a tweak of bitterness. Toothsome good value. The score? Don’t think any will complain about my rating, and indeed, some may find it churlish – but this is a wine made for drinking, not scoring. Recommended. Drink : 2011 - 2015 90 Points Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
Deep and plump smelling, some lees creaminess, yellow stonefruit. But it's all about the taste: excellent weight and intensity, pith and peel and creaminess, tight and really lip-smacking fruit. The fruit lasts long on the palate in a refreshing, primal, unaffected way. Can't think of an Aussie or New Zealand white now I'd want to drink at this price. But I would buy this. 90/100 Tim White, The Financial Review
If I say Puglia, you probably think of big, bold red wine - powerful primativo or rustic negroamaro. Not surprising: most of the Pugliese wines we see in Australia are red. But the hot heel of Italy is also home to some wonderfully gutsy, aromatic whites such as this great-value example: a blend of malvasia, verdeca and the boisterously named bombino bianco, it has heady late summer fragrance, initially tastes rich and Marsanne-like, but finishes dry and crisp. Max Allen, Gourmet Traveller Wine Magazine.
Love the Lucarelli Bianco Salento. Made up of MALVASIA BIANCO - VERDECA - BOMBINO BIANCO This fantastic white is made of three indigenous grape varieties from Puglia
In the heart of D.O.C. Primitivo di Manduria area, centre of production of one of the most intense and scented Italian wines, the art of vine-growing has moulded the landscape through the patient and meticulous care of very old bush-vines, which are still manually treated, with millenary techniques dating back to the times of Basilian monks or even earlier to the ancient Greeks. Together with ideal climatic and environmental conditions, the bush vine system allows to bottle wines of great organoleptic quality, and uniqueness. The aim of Terre di Sava is to make its work the faithful expression of the traditions related to the territory it was named after, through a moderate, non-invasive use of modern vinification technologies. This intuition generated the Terre di Sava challenge: to enhance and make fondness grow around the villages, the bush vines, the grapes; ancient traditions – combined with modern technologies – which are never to be lost. Terre di Sava Bianco Salento is a beatiful coupage of varieties: Malvasia Bianca, Verdeca, Bombino Bianco.
Tasting notes: straw yellow colour with golden reflections, intense and persistent aroma, fruity with ripe peach and passion-fruit scent, with mandarin notes. Fresh wine, easy to drink, balanced and persistent.
Best served with: excellent as aperitif, good with starters and fish soup, fresh cheese and pasta with light sauces.
Puglia is in the South of Italy, located in the "heel" portion of the country. We enjoyed it this Thursday evening with Baked Cheese Tortolini and red sauce.$12.99 this is an anytime Italian white wine that most people will enjoy.
Terre di Sava was recently purchased by a group of wine lovers who joined forces to rescue a treasured winery from financial difficulties. Establishing themselves in 2008 in Puglia they buildt upon an already incredible tradition of viticulture and wine production. The investors knew the heritage and potential of this unique land and were able to capitalise on the best aspects of the terroir, climate and unfaltering human endeavour to produce some of the regions best wines.
