Serre Susumaniello – 2022

Due Palme Serre Susumaniello – Salentino IGP wine from Puglia

The Due Palme Serre Susumaniello 2022 is a velvety, full-bodied red wine made from the autochthonous Susumaniello grape variety. On the nose, this dense, ink-blue wine reveals a complex bouquet with notes of dark berries, such as jet-black blackberries, freshly picked plums, and a hint of raspberry jelly, accompanied by nuances of graphite, a touch of pepper, and fine toasted aromas from the oak. Truly a charmer, which is not without reason one of our customers' favorite wines.

Its well-structured body is powerful and warm, robust and spicy. On the palate, it displays strength, silkiness, and harmony; soft tannins and perfectly integrated acidity lead into a long-lasting finish. The Serre is a wine with great structure and a fine balance between ripe fruit and vibrant minerality. A complex red wine that is very drinkable and pairs just as well with dark, braised meat as it does with stewed vegetables, a slice of pizza, an antipasti platter, or a bag of potato chips.

Due Palme – the Susumaniello Salentino IGP

Angelo Maci, President of Cantine Due Palme, was among the first to rediscover and recultivate this forgotten grape variety of Puglia. He recognized the enormous potential of this indigenous variety, which likely arrived in Puglia from Dalmatia and was only found sporadically in the region around Brindisi, and uses it to produce his single-varietal Susumaniello, which he calls Serre.

The name is derived from the productivity of the grape variety; "packed like a donkey," it produces large quantities of grapes in its youth if the yield is not reduced. After about ten years, the yield drops significantly, but the extraordinary quality of the grapes rewards the winemaker. Susumaniello is a red wine grape variety that fits perfectly into the hot sun of Puglia, as it maintains a good acid structure despite the high sugar content in the ripe grapes.

The Serre from Cantine Due Palme is made from selected Susumaniello grapes, which are harvested by hand in September. The perfectly ripe grapes first ferment in special stainless steel tanks—horizontal rotation tanks—where color and aromatic compounds are particularly well extracted into the must. Afterwards, the wine matures for six months in French oak barrels and for several months in the bottle before being released for sale.

Serre – a wine and its values

• Origin Wine from Italy
• Growing region Puglia
• Appellation Salento IGP
• Grape variety Susumaniello
• 13.5% vol. alcohol
• 9.0g/l residual sugar
• 6.1g/l acidity