Gianfranco Fino "JO" Negramaro Salento Rosso IGT 2019

“Jo” from Ionian Sea, the sea that washes the coasts of Manduria. Ionian is also one of the synonyms of Negroamaro, quintessential native grape variety of Grande Salento.

HARVEST: Manual harvest in plastic cases with careful selection of the bunches, transport by refrigerator trucks.

IN THE CELLAR: Sorting table, destemming, soft crushing of the grapes, maceration in stainless steel tanks, from 2 to 3 weeks contact of the skins with the must, control of the temperature of the marc cap, 2 daily déléstages, soft pressing of the skins with hydraulic vertical crusher. After approx. 12 months of oak ageing wine is bottled with no aid of fining agents and tartaric precipitations and released to the market after approx. 12 months of bottle ageing.

ESTATE: Gianfranco Fino's adventure began in 2004, with the quest for the perfect vineyard that had to have special and unique characteristics. The search came to an end almost immediately, with the purchase of a very modest 50 year Primitivo vineyard of around 2 hectares, which was later extended with the cultivation of additional rented land.