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APULIA REGION

APULIA IS AN ANCIENT LAND WITH A VERY STRONG TRADITIONS WHERE TIME SEEMS TO HAVE STOPPED.

In the vineyards which extend for about 200 hectares we can find bush vines aged 50 years or more. The first planted soils date back to 1963 in the province of Brindisi, in the Silicati area with Negroamaro variety. From 1977, the production extends in the Paticchi area, always in the province of Brindisi, and over the years it is enriched with varieties such as Syrah, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Lambrusco, while the main vineyards remain Primitivo, Negroamaro and Fiano. Few years ago a very old variety is added : Susumaniello that is being re-evaluated thanks to its strong varietal characteristics that give rise to unique wines.

THE WARMTH OF THE LAND AND THE SEA INFLUX OF THE SALENTINA PENINSULA MAKE THE PRODUCTIONS BY MASCA DEL TACCO EXTREMELY CHARACTERIZED: THESE WINES HAVE A RICH BOUQUET OF PERFUMES AND FLAVORS WITHOUT EQUAL. WITH THE ACQUISITION OF MASCA DEL TACCO, THE MERGÈ’S FAMILY EXPANDS HIS BOUNDARIES BESIDE LAZIO

In 2010 Felice Mergè, guided by his father Armando’s experience, buys and restores a building long known as the Cooperativa Comunale dei Produttori di Erchie, active since 1949. Renamed Masca del Tacco, the building is brought back to its original rural splendor but at the same time enriched with the latest equipment and innovative production techniques, aimed to produce the best wine quality without losing its traditional nature. e warmth of the land and the sea in ux of the Salentina peninsula, the hard-working hands of farmers, the weather : these factors result in extremely characterized wines by Masca del Tacco.

MASCA DEL TACCO PRODUCTIONS GATHER FLAVOURS WHICH ARE A MODERN EXPRESSION BUT AT THE SAME TIME REPRESENT HISTORICAL UNIQUE WINE PATRIMONIES

Tradition, identity and territory but also passion, commitment and experience : these are the values shared by the Company continues to tend native grapes, making use of the soil potentiality so that its bottles gather avours which are a modern expression but at the same time represent historical unique wine patrimonies. e vineyard work is done manually, winemaking is traditional, and the use of aging woods is never too invasive, in order to obtain a nal product as pure as possible. e company philosophy is to put the advanced equipments and technologies in the service of a great wine tradition.

APULIA IS AN ANCIENT LAND WITH A VERY STRONG TRADITIONS WHERE TIME SEEMS TO HAVE STOPPED

In the vineyards which extend for about 200 hectares we can nd bush vines aged 50 years or more. e rst planted soils date back to 1963 in the province of Brindisi, in the Silicati area with Negroamaro variety. From 1977, the production extends in the Paticchi area, always in the province of Brindisi, and over the years it is enriched with varieties such as Syrah, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Lambrusco, while the main vineyards remain Primitivo, Negroamaro and Fiano. Few years ago a very old variety is added: Susumaniello that is being re-evaluated thanks to its strong varietal characteristics that give rise to unique wines.

THE SOILS OF MASCA DEL TACCO ARE STRONGLY ANCHORED TO THE TYPICAL VINEYARDS THAT POWERFULLY DISTINGUISH THE COMPANY’S PRODUCTION

In the vineyards which extend in the Brindisi countryside with the Masseria Paticchi,we can nd Negroamaro, Primitivo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Fiano and in a small part Syrah and Pinot Nero. e last born is Susumaniello, a very old variety which gives birth to an ancient wine with an extremely strong and complex character, like all the rest of the wines typical of the area. In Torricella, in the province of Taranto, are located the vineyards of the Masseria Villa Maria, where the Primitivo has the leading role of the territory. We are in the area of Doc Manduria, the cradle of this designation, where you can nd exclusively head-trained bush vines aged 50 years or more. Lastly the property in Veglie, in the province of Lecce, kingdom of the Negroamaro and of its most prestigious designation : the Salice Salentino.

WITH THE ACQUISITION OF MASCA DEL TACCO, THE MERGÈ’S FAMILY EXPANDS HIS BOUNDARIES BESIDE LAZIO

Masca del Tacco wines are the praise of a unique land and bear the sign of the tradition also in the names that Armando and Felice Mergè have chosen for them : L’Uetta, Li Filitti, Lu Ceppu, Lu Rappaio, Lu’Li, Susumaniello. e warmth of the land and the hard-working hands of farmers, which season a er season, work skilfully the soils are the factors that extremely characterized wines of the winery.

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