100% Prieto Picudo from the Castilla y Leon region of Spain

started with a 'pied de cuve' - where a small quantity of grapes are picked 1-2 weeks before harvest to kick-start the fermentation process with its own juices

holding cranberry and strawberry flavors in check

with aromatics of grapefruit rind and warm rich spices

Stainless Steel fermentation with some oak aging

Masseria Li Veli "Orion" Primitivo, 2021 Manto Negro 100% Prieto Picudo from theBlack fruit, strawberry, floral tones. Soft palate, with marine influences. The fruit comes from relatively young vines, planted in 2010 yet exude the sense of place. Puglia has a long history of agriculture, for many centuries operating as sort of plantations. The "masserie" (castle farmhouses) were built in the 16th century; by the 1800s many were in disrepair. Masseria Li Veli, has been rebuilt and restored in both the late 1800s and again in the