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“Rupicolo” Rosso Castel del Monte DOC 2022
Rupicolo smells of dried cherries and hints of sage and camphor. It is silky and round in texture, with ripe red and black fruits that give way to a salty and savoury impression towards the end. A hint of fine tannins lingers on the medium-long final, along with juicy wild berries and spices. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Varieties: 70% Montepulciano, 30% Nero di Troia
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 6 months cement tank
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 16‑18 °C
- Storage potential: 2028
- Closure: Diam
- Total extract: 29,15 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,45 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,79 g/l
- Sulfite: 82 mg/l
- pH value: 3,42
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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Primitivo Salento IGT 2022
Dense purple-red colour, crisp, fruity bouquet with impressions of wild blackberries. Complex on the palate with deep fruit, yet remarkably supple, not saturating, of good length and with a beautiful drinking flow. SUPERIORE.DE
"Poached plums, mocha and baked strawberries on the nose. Fruity, ripe and light, with a medium to full body and slightly sweet tannins." James Suckling
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Primitivo
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 9 months cement tank
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 14,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 18‑20 °C
- Storage potential: 2027
- Closure: Diam
- Total extract: 32,85 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,65 g/l
- Residual sugar: 6,25 g/l
- Sulfite: 96 mg/l
- pH value: 3,52
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Terre al Monte” Sauvignon Bianco Castel del Monte DOC 2023
The very varietal Sauvignon Terre al Monte is straw yellow in colour. The bouquet has hints of plums, green apple and passion fruit. Fresh and savoury on the palate with beautiful fruit and good balance. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Sauvignon
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 3 to 4 months stainless steel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 12,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 8‑10 °C
- Storage potential: 2026+
- Closure: Diam
- Total extract: 22,66 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,97 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,95 g/l
- Sulfite: 75 mg/l
- pH value: 3,33
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Pungirosa” Bombino Nero Rosato Castel del Monte DOCG 2023
Fresh, floral-scented rosato from Castel del Monte, beautifully accessible and wonderfully fruity in flavour. Soft and juicy on the palate, with a medium body and a beautifully dry finish. A correctly vinified everyday wine that we really enjoy. SUPERIORE.DE
"Bright, intense pink colour. Very fragrant nose of watermelon, raspberry and peach, with rich floral notes on the finish. Accessible, radiant and expressive on the palate, with well-integrated acidity, melting fruit and a long finish, drinks very well." Falstaff
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Bombino Nero
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: stainless steel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 12,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 8‑10 °C
- Storage potential: 2026+
- Closure: Diam
- Food recommendations
antipasti, fish dishes - Total extract: 23,15 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,91 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,48 g/l
- Sulfite: 81 mg/l
- pH value: 3,36
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Violante” Nero di Troia Castel del Monte DOC 2021
Excellent, single-varietal red wine from the ancient southern Italian Nero di Troia grape. Violante impresses with its delicately aromatic, red berry and delicately smoky bouquet. Fresh in flavour, well-structured and beautifully balanced between fruit and acidity, it is a wonderful accompaniment to food and a very good value everyday wine. SUPERIORE.DE
"Bright, light purple red colour. Medium intensity on the nose, opens on fresh blueberries, violet flavours, subtle spicy notes in the finish. Polished on the palate, then gripping tannins, dense fruit through to the finish." Falstaff
"Mushrooms, bay leaves and black cherries on the nose with a hint of crushed pepper. Lean and flavoursome, medium-bodied, with juicy dark fruits framed by fine tannins." James Suckling
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Nero di Troia
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 12 months large barrel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 16‑18 °C
- Storage potential: 2027
- Closure: Diam
- Food recommendations
game dishes - Total extract: 32,85 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,60 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,80 g/l
- Sulfite: 88 mg/l
- pH value: 3,40
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Cappellaccio” Aglianico Riserva Castel del Monte DOC 2017
Deep dark, masculine Aglianico. Smoke and minerals on the nose, with a subtle aniseed note. Flavours of blackberry, leather and dried meadow herbs on the palate. An impressive red with great potential at an unbeatable price. SUPERIORE.DE
"Roasted herbs, cedar, poached plums and hot chocolate on the nose. It’s fleshy and flavorful, full-bodied, with firm, but mellowing and berry-soaked tannins and a rich and fruity finish." James Suckling
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Aglianico
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 12 to 14 months barrique and stainless steel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 18‑20 °C
- Storage potential: 2028
- Closure: natural cork
- Food recommendations
meat and game dishes, mature cheese - Total extract: 32,20 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,65 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,62 g/l
- Sulfite: 73 mg/l
- pH value: 3,45
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Triusco” Primitivo di Manduria DOC 2022
Sparkling dark ruby red in colour, this rich Primitivo has a balsamic aroma of dark fruits, graphite and cherries. Lots of fruit on the palate, balanced and with a lovely length. SUPERIORE.DE
"Gently shining ruby with a garnet-red touch. Elegant bouquet of dark plum, cigar box and dark chocolate. Compact on the palate with ripe fruit, chocolate again, grippy tannins." Falstaff
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Primitivo
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: large wooden barrel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 14,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 18‑20 °C
- Storage potential: 2029+
- Closure: natural cork
- Total extract: 35,65 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,85 g/l
- Residual sugar: 4,15 g/l
- Sulfite: 89 mg/l
- pH value: 3,49
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Oliveti de Corato” Olio Extra Vergine di Oliva 2023 (BIO)
Rivera | Puglia
Balsamic-fresh aroma of grass, olive leaves, tomato and herbal notes, mildly spicy on the palate, medium fruity with stimulating artichoke bitter notes and an aromatic, delicate chilli vein. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Cultivation: biological
- Filtration: yes
- Closure: screw cap
- Ingredients list
100% Coratina - Nutritional Information per 100 ml
- Energy in kcal: 828 kcal
- Energy in kJ: 3404 kJ
- Fat: 92,00 g
- Of which saturated fat : 14,00 g
- Carbohydrates: 0 g
- Roughage: 0 g
- Albumen: 0 g
- Salt: 0 g
- Peroxid: 6.50 mg
- Best Before: 04/2025
- Eco-Control-No.: IT‑BIO‑006
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“Il Falcone” Rosso Castel del Monte Riserva DOCG 2018
Dense wine with ripe, red fruit on the nose, rich cherry flavour, fine wood and leather notes, spicy. Juicy on the palate with tightly woven tannins, opens up on ripe fruit, slightly salty undertone, long final. SUPERIORE.DE
"Medium ruby colour with a garnet-red rim. Spicy nose of cayenne pepper, sweet cherry and black plum, a touch of leather. Polished on the palate, with a pleasant fruity flavour, rich, balanced and with a good flow." Falstaff
"Pomegranate, tea leaf, chocolate and wet earth on the nose. Juicy, sleek and nicely mellowed, with medium body and a creamy, tasty finish." James Suckling
read more- Grape Varieties: 70% Nero di Troia, 30% Montepulciano
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 12‑14 months in barrique/stainless steel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 18‑20 °C
- Storage potential: 2030+
- Closure: natural cork
- Total extract: 32,24 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,59 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,79 g/l
- Sulfite: 82 mg/l
- pH value: 3,48
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Il Falcone” Rosso Castel del Monte Riserva DOCG 2017 · MAGNUM in gift box
Dense wine with ripe, red fruit on the nose, rich cherry flavour, fine wood and leather notes, spicy. Juicy on the palate with tightly woven tannins, opens up on ripe fruit, slightly salty undertone, long final. SUPERIORE.DE
"The nose of this wine exudes potting soil and pencil shavings, with quieter aromas of cherries, strawberries and a brief hint of violets; on the palate, the berries and petals are given more space, carried by structured tannins and plenty of acidity and warmth." Wine Enthusiast
"Delivers a beam of cherry reduction accented by lavish hints of licorice and vanilla, all wrapped around a core of grippy tannins. This firm, fresh red is medium-bodied overall, showing a savory side toward the finish, with notes of tobacco, coffee and mineral." Wine Spectator
read more- Grape Varieties: 70% Nero di Troia, 30% Montepulciano
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 12‑14 months in barrique/stainless steel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 18‑20 °C
- Storage potential: 2031+
- Closure: natural cork
- Total extract: 32,85 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,55 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,85 g/l
- Sulfite: 79 mg/l
- pH value: 3,50
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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The impressive Castel del Monte, an 800-year-old octagonal hunting lodge built by Frederick II, King of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, gives its name to the wine-growing area, which has been a DOCG appellation since 2011. A landscape dominated by vineyards and olive trees, which descends from the Alta Murgia to the Adriatic Sea. Around 1900 Giuseppe de Corato had already begun to plant vines and olive trees on the large estate near the town of Andria.
In the late 1940s, his son Sebastiano de Corato founded the Rivera Winery and in 1949 bottled his first wine, which was in principle already made in the same way as the top wine, labelled "Falcone" since 1971, and with its many awards, brought the winery to the top of the Apulian wine scene. His son Carlo followed him in the 1980s, by which time Rivera was already one of the figureheads of Apulian viticulture.
Today, Carlo's sons, Sebastiano and Marco, run the estate, focusing on autochthonous grape varieties and the peculiarities of the terroir in the windy north-eastern Puglia. The 75 hectares of vineyards are cultivated in a sustainable manner and cover two estates: Torre di Bocca and Coppa on tufa and limestone soils, which are at up to 230 metres above sea level, but often only 20 kilometres from the coast. Ideal for elegant, finely structured wines made from autochthonous grape varieties. The impressive single-vineyard Lama-dei-Corvi on the rocky soils of the Alta Murgia is home to Chardonnay and Sauvignon vines at 350 metres above sea level.
Today, however, the winery's flagship is the "Puer Apuliae", a magnificent, elegant red wine made from the almost forgotten grape variety Nero di Troia, which, according to legend, was brought back from the Trojan War on a stranded ship of the fighters, a fact that genetic engineers more than doubt. But Italians love their stories. "We are only just beginning to find out what is possible with Nero di Troia," says Marco de Corato, who looks after the vineyards. For a long time, Nero di Troia was considered difficult because it ripens late and developed very strong tannins and high alcohol in the hot regions in southern Puglia, so it was only used as a blending partner.
However, the de Corato family was convinced that Nero di Troia could also produce excellent pure varietal wines here in the somewhat cooler, windier north on the calcareous soils. The best clones were selected from old vines still grown on the classic pergola of the Murgia and replanted using cordon and Guyot training, densely planted. The Puer Apuliae was born, a pure Nero di Troia, matured in small wooden barrels. Its vines grow in a solitary position at 230 metres above sea level, where the Murgia highlands slowly merge with the Andria plain.
In the modernized cellar Rivera uses a mix of modern technology and different sizes of wooden barrels, as well as the advice of the renowned oenologist Marco Bernabei from Tuscany. Under his guidance, the influence of the terroir, as well as elegance and finesse are brought out. Characteristics that have long distinguished Rivera wines. Especially Rupicolo (from Montepulciano and Nero di Troia), Cappellaccio (Aglianico in purezza) and Puer Apuliae (100% Nero di Troia) are always rewarded with high awards. SUPERIORE.DE
"Rivera is one of the most important wineries in Puglia in terms of image and quality. I was able to taste through two vintages of recent releases and was delighted by the two top-shelf wines (the Puer Apuliae and Il Falcone Riserva) from the 2009 vintage. To my palate, these are two of the finest wines ever made by Rivera. Rivera has overwhelmingly mastered the difficult art of making great wine from the finicky Nero di Troia variety. Because of its thin skin, the grape often suffers from mold and downey mildew. But Rivera has gained experience over the years to lessen the impact of these issues."Robert Parker
Facts
- Year of foundation: 1949
- Owner: Family de Corato
- Oenologists: Angelo Mauriello
- Oenological consultant: Marco Bernabei
- Annual production: approx. 1.200.000 bottles
- Vineyard: approx. 75 hectares (ownership) and 25 ha (contract winemaker)
- Integrated cultivation (SQNPI-certified)