PUGLIA

CALO ROSA DEL GOLFO

THE CALO ESTATES WERE FOUNDED TWO CENTURIES AGO IN THE SALENTO AREA, WHERE LEOPOLDO CALO OWNED A SMALL FARM PRODUCING GRAPES AND OLIVES. HIS GRANDSON, GIUSEPPE, SET UP A SALES BRANCH IN ALBIZZATE, NEAR VARESE, AT THE END OF THE 1930s TO DISTRIBUTE THE FAMILY WINES IN THE NORTH OF ITALY. IN 1963, WHEN HIS SON MINO JOINED THE COMPANY, THEY DEVELOPED A ROSE WINE FROM SALENTO WHICH SOON ESTABLISHED SUCH A HIGH REPUTATION THAT ITS NAME WAS GIVEN TO THE COMPANY IN 1988. ROSA del GOLFO WINES HAVE ANCIENT ROOTS IN THE AGRICULTURAL TRADITIONS OF THE OTRANTO AREA, THAT DISTANT PART OF PUGLIA KNOWN AS THE SALENTO PENNINSULA. THE HILLSIDE LAND HAS CLAY-LIMESTONE SOILS, WITH CHARATERIATIC AREAS OF RED EARTH RICH IN IRON, AS WELL AS A MILD CLIMATE IDEAL FOR GRAPES.


ROSE:
ONE OF ITALY’S MOST FAMOUS WINES, A BLEND OF NEGROAMARO (90%) AND MALVASIA NERA (10%), MATURED FOR 6 MONTHS IN STAINLESS STEEL TANKS, THIS DRY ROSE HAS AN INTENSE BOUQUET WITH PERFUMES OF FRUIT AND WILD FLOWERS; THE PALATE IS SILKY AND GENEROUS WITH BRIGHT RED BERRY FRUIT.
THIS WINE IS PERFECT BY ITSELF OR SERVED WITH FISH, VEGETABLE SOUP, WHITE MEATS AND SPICIER DISHES.

SCALIERE :
A BLEND OF 90% NEGROAMARO AND 10% AGLIANCO OF VULTURE, “SCALIERE” IN THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF SALENTO WAS THE PERSON WHO MADE THE FIRST FURROW IN A NEW VINEYARD. THE WINE IS AGED FOR 6 MONTHS IN STAINLESS STEEL VATS AND DISPLAYS; RUBY RED COLOR WITH VIOLET REFLECTIONS, A BOUQUET OF RED BERRY FRUIT LEADING ONE INTO A MEDIUM BODY WITH SUBTLE HINTS OF PEPPER AND SPICE.
SERVE WITH WHITE AND RED GRILLED MEATS, FRESH CHEESES AND PASTAS WITH TOMATO SAUCE.


PORTULANO:
A BLEND OF NEGROAMARO (90%) AND MALVASIA NERA (10%), “PORTULANO” WAS THE NAME OF AN ANCIENT PEOPLE FROM CAMPANA WHO SETTLED HERE IN 1200. IT IS ALSO A SAILOR’S TERM, USED FOR GENERATIONS REFERRING TO NAVIGATIONAL CHARTS. THE WINE IS AGED DEPENDING UPON THE VINTAGE, FROM 6 TO 12 MONTHS IN LARGE CASKS AND 12 MONTHS IN THE BOTTLE. A NOSE OF HAZELNUTS AND PEACHES ADVANCES A FIRM, FULL BODIED PALATE OF FRUIT , PEPPER AND SPICE.
SERVE WITH RED MEAT, GAME BIRDS AND FIRM SEASONED CHEESE.

PRIMITIVO :90% PRIMITIVO AND 10% NEGROAMARO, THIS WINE IS AGED FROM 1 TO 2 YEARS BEFORE RELEASE. A RUBY RED COLOR WITH HINTS OF PURPLE AND A RICH NOSE RECALLING ALMOND AND HAZELNUT PRECEDES A WELL STRUCTURED BODY THAT IS DRY, SOFT AND WELL INTEGRATED WITH PEPPERS AND SPICES.
SERVE WITH RED MEATS, GAME AND SEASONED CHEESES.