The red wines of Cantina Albea: intense and full-bodied

Puglia has always been a land of great grape varieties, which make wines of high quality and remarkable expressiveness. The winemaking methods used in our cellar also give the reds of Cantina Albea extraordinary depth and complexity.

Let's discover the world of Cantina Albea red wines, in all its nuances.

The Puglia reds of Cantina Albea

Our red range has nine labels: Lui, SOL, Petranera, 9Cento and Susumaniello in the ALBEA collection, and Comeluna, Nero di Troia, Negroamaro and Primitivo in the Due Trulli range. Many of our wines age in French barriques as well as in the bottle, which gives them pronounced aromas and an elegant, smooth drinkability.

Lui has a long, complex taste: deep purple-red in colour, it is made from 100% Uva di Troia. Its nose is intense, persistent and well balanced, with fruity and spicy notes. On the palate, violet, overripe fruit and liquorice stand out straight away. It gains aromatic depth from ageing in Nevers, Allier and Tronçais barriques.

Sol is soft and velvety like an embrace: made from 100% Primitivo, it has aromas of ripe fruit, sour cherry and cherry and a full, complex taste of overripe fruit, dried figs and vanilla spice. It ages for 15 months in French oak barriques, Nevers and Tronçais, and 5 months in the bottle.

Petranera Primitivo IGP has a full, enveloping bouquet of red fruit, blackberry and redcurrant. Deep red in colour, it is full-bodied and persistent. With good alcoholic volume, it stays elegant and harmonious thanks to its freshness and fine tannins. It ages for 6 months in Nevers barriques and 5 months in the bottle.

The pride of our production is 9Cento, a Negroamaro IGP red so deep it is almost opaque, with extraordinary structure and body. It stands out for its great aromatic richness and has an intense, clean texture on the palate. What makes it special is the winemaking: the ripe grapes are picked by hand, part of them is destemmed and crushed as quickly as possible, while about 30% is selected and laid on racks for controlled drying in a drying room. It ages first for 8 months in Nevers barriques, then in the bottle.

Comeluna is made from Uva di Troia (85%) and Primitivo (15%). Its colour is an intense ruby red with violet reflections. The organic grapes, grown following only the phases of the moon, are vinified with careful scientific rigour to avoid using chemical molecules, sulphites included, at every stage.

Nero di Troia Due Trulli is made from 100% Uva di Troia. Purple-red in colour, it shows the varietal notes of violet and wild berries and intense aromas of dark fruit such as blueberry and blackberry. On the palate it is long, elegant in structure, powerful and balanced.

Full-bodied, round and harmonious, Negroamaro Due Trulli is 100% Negroamaro. Ruby red, it opens with spicy notes of rosemary and Mediterranean scrub on the nose, with the rose floral note typical of the variety. On the palate it is dry, with velvety notes of raspberry and ripe loquat. Perfect with red meat and aged cheeses.

Primitivo IGP Due Trulli stands out for its good volume and elegant drinkability. It is an organic wine made from native black Primitivo grapes from the ALBEALAND vineyards between Gioia, Sammichele and Acquaviva. Ruby red, it has a bouquet of red fruit, sour cherry and cherry. Soft, warm and enveloping, it pairs with cured meats, red meat and aged cheeses.

Now treat yourself to the authentic essence of Puglia with the red wines of Cantina Albea!