San Marzano is a leading wine producer from the region of Puglia, in the heel of Italy’s boot. The story began in 1962, when 19 vine growers from the village of San Marzano, whose families had farmed the land for generations, came together to follow their dream and founded Cantine San Marzano. Throughout the decades it has grown significantly and now attracts over 1,200 top-quality vine growers.
The vines are cultivated with the utmost respect for the natural rhythm of the vineyard. The native grapes are grown in the beautiful Puglian countryside, where gentle sea breezes, the azure blue skies and sun-kissed vines produce ripe, juicy fruit bursting with flavour.
Using modern vinification techniques, San Marzano produces elegant and clean wines that pay homage to the ancient Puglian wine traditions. This fusion of timehonoured tradition, passion and contemporary craftsmanship, enables the production of wines with distinctive varietal characteristics that reflect the essence of the local terroir.
The team of winemakers is built to create the peculiar and innovative style that makes San Marzano recognizable at the first sip. Caterina Bellanova and Davide Ragusa were born and grew up in Puglia: Caterina represents the exquisite touch essential to create iconic wines, Davide is a young and talented winemaker, he studied Oenology in Florence and developed his practical skills during several harvests also abroad. San Marzano invests in all sorts of young professional profiles in order to obtain the best from them and for them.
San Marzano and the Primitivo. San Marzano has played a central role in enhancing the value and profile of Primitivo producing world-class wines and icon labels. An example, among many, Sessantanni Primitivo di Manduria DOP, result of an intuition of the President, Mr. Francesco Cavallo, who was determined to create a new wine that could express the authenticity of the Primitivo grape in a new and modern interpretation.
Collezione Cinquanta Rosso d’Italia: a wine born to celebrate a success. 2012, fifty years after the foundation of Cantine San Marzano, Collezione Cinquanta (= Collection Fifty) was born. A one-off meant to be wine, only made to celebrate the year, 1962, when 19 growers planted their most ambitious dream. The front label shows all the years from the foundation to 2012, as a visual reminder of the path that led to success.
No vintage, a precious blend of the most typical red varieties of the area, among which Primitivo and Negroamaro stand out, grown on old vines trained in little bushes, the so-called Alberelli (=small trees). Once on the market, consumers really appreciated the experiment to such an extent that they winery decided to make it a permanent project, a pearl of the top-range wines. Even though it has no regional indication, the wine is a compendium of the land where it comes from, Salento, the southern-most subregion of Puglia, being an interesting blend of local red grapes selected over the last best vintages. Gold Medal at 2020 Singapore Awards, it is a powerful red, with a complex bouquet of ripe red fruits and spices, barreled aged for 12 months, well structured and with a stunning balance, achieved by the thorough work of the winemakers with all their expertise.
EACH OF SAN MARZANO’S WINES HOLDS A SECRET: PASSION, BEAUTY, SHARING.
Il Pumo Primitivo Salento I.G.P. 2019
Awarded Gold by Singapore Newspaper
At the heart of our ancient villages, from high balconies and white terraces, this wine whispers good luck to passersby. It is born of the clay that once nourished the vineyards. It is a flower as it blooms, a peach on the tree, a grape on the vine.
Tasting notes: Deep ruby red colour with violet reflections; complex bouquet with plum and cherry notes, spicy, with hints of rosemary and vanilla; a robust wine, smooth and balanced, easy to drink.
Collezione Cinquanta Vino Rosso d’Italia +4
Awarded Gold by Singapore Newspaper
More than 50 years ago 19 winemakers planted their most ambitious dream. Every drop of this red wine from their land celebrates their hope, their daring and their intuition.
Tasting notes: Ruby red with purple reflections; intense and complex bouquet with fruity notes attributable to plum and jam, and spicy hints that recall vanilla and liquorice; intense on the palate, with great structure and smoothness, long finish.
Il Pumo Sauvignon Malvasia Salento I.G.P. 2019
Awarded Gold by Singapore Newspaper
At the heart of our ancient villages, from high balconies and white terraces, this wine whispers good luck to passersby. It is born of the clay that once nourished the vineyards. It is a flower as it blooms, a peach on the tree, a grape on the vine.
Tasting notes: Straw yellow colour with green reflections; floral Spanish broom notes and hints of citrus and tropical fruits. A wine with a lively acidic structure, fresh and mineral.
Talò Fiano Salento I.G.P. 2019
Awarded Silver by Singapore Newspaper
Marine breezes chase each other along the rows of vines, leading wild flowers and the stars in an ethereal dance. They whisper stories of the Mediterranean and infuse this wine with fresh, mineral notes.
Il Pumo Negroamaro Salento I.G.P. 2019
Awarded Silver by Singapore Newspaper
At the heart of our ancient villages, from high balconies and white terraces, this wine whispers good luck to passersby. It is born of the clay that once nourished the vineyards. It is a flower as it blooms, a peach on the tree, a grape on the vine.
Tasting notes: Purple red colour with black-violet hues; intense and persistent bouquet, with hints of blackcurrant and soft fruits, spicy, with thyme notes; a robust wine, velvety and harmonious with a long and pleasantly flavoured finish.
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