Mottura
Villa Mottura Negroamaro Salento 2024
| Denomination | IGT Salento |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.0% by volume |
| Area | Apulia (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Negro Amaro |
| Aging | Six months in French oak barriques and maturation for 2-3 months in bottle |
- Specifications: 0.75 l bottle, 13% vol, Salento IGT 2024, red wine from Negroamaro
- Aromatic profile: notes of ripe fruit, blackberry, jam, pepper, tobacco and walnut husk
- Taste: full and harmonious, warm and velvety, with soft tannins and balanced acidity
- Production: maceration for 8–10 days and ageing for 6 months in French oak
- Recommended pairings: grilled red meats, roasts, game and mature cheeses
Description
What kind of wine it is
Villa Mottura Negroamaro Salento is a red wine produced by Mottura, an authentic expression of Apulian viticulture. The result of a blend of Negroamaro and Malvasia Nera, it displays an intense red colour with purple highlights. On the nose, it offers a broad bouquet of ripe fruit, blackberry and jam, enriched by hints of pepper, tobacco and walnut husk. On the palate, it is full and harmonious, with a warm and velvety sip supported by pleasant acidity and soft tannins. The well-balanced integration of wood makes it ideal for pairing with grilled red meats, rich stews, game and mature cheeses.
Where it comes from
This wine is born in the heart of Salento, where Mottura operates in a historic nineteenth-century estate in Tuglie. The vineyards, some of which are over sixty years old, are trained using the Guyot and espalier methods. The vines sink their roots into calcareous and clayey soils, which provide a solid structure and optimal phenolic ripening. The climate, characterised by mild winters and very dry summers, allows for healthy grape development and ensures a regular harvest. This unique pedoclimatic environment gives the wine its unmistakable warm and rounded profile, faithfully reflecting the character of the region.
How it is produced
Production begins with a manual harvest aimed at selecting bunches at the perfect stage of ripeness. In the winery, traditional maceration on the skins is combined with temperature-controlled fermentation in steel tanks using selected yeasts. During this phase, pumping over and délestage are carried out periodically to ensure optimal extraction of colour and aromas. Subsequently, the wine matures for about six months in French oak barrels, developing roundness without overpowering the fruity notes. The process concludes with several months of bottle ageing, an essential step to stabilise the flavour and give the sip a velvety texture.
History and Curiosities
Born in Tuglie on a magnificent late nineteenth-century Baroque estate, Villa Mottura Negroamaro Salento IGT embodies the excellence of Apulian winemaking. The company, founded in 1927 and now led by the fourth generation, blends a deep family heritage with constant innovation. Produced from native grapes grown in vineyards over 60 years old, this warm and enveloping red is a perfect symbol of conviviality: a harmonious wine that pays homage to its historical roots, celebrating the unmistakable Salento region.
Tasting notes
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
14 -16 °C
Longevity:
05 - 10 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- Start up year: 1927
- Oenologist: Teodosio D'Apolito
- Bottles produced: 1.800.000
- Hectares: 120
The Mottura estate is located in Tuglie, a small town in the Southern part of the Salento Peninsula. The building is still the original one, a beautiful late 19th century, Baroque-style farmhouse. Here, the cellars hide the secrets of an ancient family villa and wines age slowly in oak barrels and barriques to develop the aromas, colours and atmosphere of the land.
In almost a century of history Mottura has made great steps forward, changing and growing as wine-making on the Salento peninsula has evolved and changed for the better. As early as the 1940s large iron-ringed barrels of Mottura wines were loaded onto Northbound trains in Tuglie, headed for three plants in Naples, Rome and Milan where the wines of the Salento peninsula were distributed and appreciated. However, the Mottura estate had intentions to go beyond this, and in the ’60s it became one of the first wineries in the area to bottle its own wine. The goal to characterise the Mottura brand was clear from the start: combining big numbers with appreciable, genuine quality.
Perhaps when you’ve been making genuine wines every day for four generations, you’re ready for a new challenge. That of offering even more innovative products of better and better quality while still preserving and revitalising tradition. The result has been new product lines, already known and appreciated the world over. I Classici and Le Pitre are 2 such award-winning lines for Mottura which highlight, in a contemporary way, the potential of local grape varieties, with particular focus on the traditional Salento varieties, such as Negroamaro and Primitivo, cultivating the vines according to the historic technique known as "ad alberello" and preserving traditional wine-making methods.
In 2020 Mottura was awarded for the following wines:
Stilio Primitivo di Manduria Doc 2018: Gold Medal from Mundus Vini. Stilio Primitivo di Manduria Doc 2017: 97 Points from Luca Maroni and Best Red Wine of Italy.
Primitivo di Manduria Doc Le Pitre 2017: Gold Medal from Mundus Vini.
Primitivo di Manduria Doc Villa Mottura 2018: Gold Medal from Mundus Vini.
Primitivo di Manduria Doc Mottura 2018: Silver Medal from Mundus Vini.
Rosato del Salento Villa Mottura 2019: 96 Points from Luca Maroni and 3rd Best Rosé Wine.
Negroamaro del Salento IGT Mottura: 87 Points from Ultimate Wine appraisal 2020.
Primitivo del Salento Igt Mottura: 90 Points from Ultimate Wine appraisal 2020.
Guida Vini D'italia Edizione 2021, edited by Gambero Rosso Editori, who considered the Mottura winery worthy to enter the main section with excellent reviews of : Primitivo di Manduria Doc Le Pitre 2018 and Rosato del Salento Igt Villa Mottura 2019.
The following wines were awarded in 2020:
Primitivo di Manduria DOC Stilio 2019: Silver Medal from Mundus Vini at the 28th Grand International Wine Award.
Nergroamaro Salento IGT Rosone 2019: Gold Medal from Mundus Vini at the 28th Grand International Wine Award. Read more
| Name | Villa Mottura Negroamaro Salento 2024 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Salento IGT |
| Vintage | 2024 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Negro Amaro |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Apulia |
| Vendor | Mottura |
| Story | History and Curiosities Born in Tuglie on a magnificent late nineteenth-century Baroque estate, Villa Mottura Negroamaro Salento IGT embodies the excellence of Apulian winemaking. The company, founded in 1927 and now led by the fourth generation, blends a deep family heritage with constant innovation. Produced from native grapes grown in vineyards over 60 years old, this warm and enveloping red is a perfect symbol of conviviality: a harmonious wine that pays homage to its historical roots, celebrating the unmistakable Salento region. |
| Origin | Salento (provinces of Lecce and Brindisi), Puglia, Italy |
| Climate | Mild winters with very dry springs and summers |
| Soil composition | Calcareous and clayey |
| Cultivation system | Espalier with spur-pruned cordon or Guyot |
| Yield per hectare | 90 quintals per hectare |
| Fermentation temperature | Controlled temperature |
| Fermentation | 10 2 days |
| Production technique | Traditional maceration for 8 0 days, temperature-controlled fermentation of the must with periodic pumping over and rack and return; ageing in French oak barriques for about 6 months and 2-3 months in bottle. |
| Wine making | Traditional maceration for 8 0 days and fermentation of the must at controlled temperature, with periodic pumping over and délestage; ageing for 2-3 months in bottle. |
| Aging | Six months in French oak barriques and maturation for 2-3 months in bottle |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |