Fichimori Rosso Salento Antinori
| Sommelier score | 90/100 | 2024 |
| Winery | Antinori - Tormaresca |
| Denomination | Rosso Salento Igt |
| Vintage | 2023 |
| Grapes | 50% Negroamaro, 50% Syrah |
| Alcohol content | 12,00% |
| Cl | 75cl |
| Sulfites | Contains sulphites |
| Code ICQRF | BR/3348 |
| Winery headquarter | Tormaresca - Minervino Murge (BA) - Località Tofano |
| Bottle size | Standard bottle |
| Combination | Medium-aged cheeses, Soups, mushroom risotto, Cockerel grilled, Tortellini with meat sauce, Sausage, Pasta with meat sauce, Grilled meat |
| Region | Apulia (Italy) |
| Style | Medium-bodied and fragrant |
| Wine list | Puglia Igt |
The name encloses the flavor of both the essence and the peculiar features of the land where it belongs to. The Tormaresca wine house produces the sensational IGT Salento Fichimori red wine by the synergy of two exceptional vine varieties. Negroamaro and Syrah cleverly combines themselves in order to give birth to the estate's flagship wine. The grapes selection takes meticulously place in the Maìme estate in San Pietro Vernotico in the province of Brindisi. The vinification first provides that the cold prefermentative maceration last 5 days at a temperature of 5°C. This passage allows a correct extraction of the varietal aromas, the color and the softer polyphenolic components. Racking and skinless fermentation at a temperature of 18°C follow.
Characteristics of the Fichimori wine
Fichimori's color is an absolute purplish red, with wide violet reflections. Red fruits' perfumes such as those of cherry and raspberry accompany violet's floreal scents. The flavor is of soft and enjoyable, its taste is light and mineral followed by a fruity and fresh finale.
Recommended pairings while tasting this wine from Tormaresca Winery
Tormaresca Fichimoro is greatly versatile, a suitable wine for the entire meal. Excellent match for meat and cheese, ideal with first dishes of pasta, rice and vegetable soups. At its best if poured at a temperature of 18°C maximum, in wide calyx glasses allowing its perfumes' exaltation.
