Mottura
Villa Mottura Salento Susumaniello 2024
| Denomination | IGT Salento |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.0% by volume |
| Area | Apulia (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Susumaniello |
| Aging | In steel and in bottle |
- Origin and vintage: Salento IGT Puglia, still red wine Villa Mottura, harvested in 2024
- Grapes and details: 100% Susumaniello, 0.75 l bottle, 13% vol; contains sulphites
- Aromas: notes of ripe red fruit with floral hints of violet and mallow
- Vinification: maceration for 8-10 days, controlled fermentation and malolactic fermentation
- Serving: decant for 1 hour at 18-20 °C; ideal with white meats and cheeses
Description
What kind of wine it is
Villa Mottura Salento Susumaniello is a still red wine from Apulia, an authentic expression of the Salento region. Made from Susumaniello grapes, it appears a deep red with vibrant purple highlights. On the nose, it reveals a complex bouquet dominated by notes of ripe red fruit, enriched with delicate floral hints of violet and mallow. On the palate, it is full and harmonious, characterised by excellent persistence. Its structure makes it ideal for pairing with white meats, pork starters, carpaccio, light first courses and medium-aged cheeses.
Where it comes from
This red originates in Salento, in the heart of Apulia. The area enjoys mild winters and very dry summers, a climate ideal for optimal grape ripening. The vineyards, trained on espalier, are set on mainly calcareous soils with a clay component, a combination that gives the wine a deep colour and solid structure. The yield of the vines is carefully controlled by Mottura, who manages production with great technical skill.
How it is produced
The production process begins with a manual harvest, aimed at picking the bunches at the perfect stage of ripeness. In the winery, the grapes undergo skin maceration for about eight to ten days, with periodic pumping over to extract colour and aromatic components. After alcoholic fermentation at a controlled temperature and the completion of malolactic fermentation, the wine matures in stainless steel. This is followed by a period of bottle ageing to allow the structural components to balance and harmonise perfectly.
History and Curiosities
Founded in 1927 in Tuglie, the family-run Mottura winery enhances the value of native Apulian grape varieties, passing down a heritage rich in charm. The Villa Mottura Salento Susumaniello celebrates a grape whose name comes from its extraordinary youthful productivity: the vine, in fact, tends to be laden with bunches just like a little donkey. Aged in steel and in bottle, this Salento IGT from 2024 offers a full and harmonious sip, enchanting with a seductive bouquet of ripe red fruit, elegant notes of violet and delicate hints of mallow.
Tasting notes
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
18 - 20 °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 Salento Susumaniello 2024 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Salento IGT |
| Vintage | 2024 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Susumaniello |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Apulia |
| Vendor | Mottura |
| Story | History and Curiosities Founded in 1927 in Tuglie, the family-run Mottura winery enhances the value of native Apulian grape varieties, passing down a heritage rich in charm. The Villa Mottura Salento Susumaniello celebrates a grape whose name comes from its extraordinary youthful productivity: the vine, in fact, tends to be laden with bunches just like a little donkey. Aged in steel and in bottle, this Salento IGT from 2024 offers a full and harmonious sip, enchanting with a seductive bouquet of ripe red fruit, elegant notes of violet and delicate hints of mallow. |
| Origin | Salento, Puglia |
| Climate | Mild winters and very dry summers |
| Soil composition | Mainly calcareous with a predominance of clay |
| Cultivation system | Espalier |
| Yield per hectare | Up to about 100 quintals per hectare |
| Fermentation | 8–10 days |
| Production technique | Traditional maceration for 8–10 days with regular pumping over; alcoholic fermentation at a controlled temperature; complete malolactic fermentation |
| Wine making | Traditional maceration for 8–10 days with periodic pumping over; alcoholic fermentation of the must at a controlled temperature; malolactic fermentation fully completed. |
| Aging | In steel and in bottle |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |