Niuru Maru L'Archetipo 2024

The “Niuru Maru” is a red wine from Puglia produced by the L’Archetipo winery using pure Negroamaro grapes. The wine is named after the ancient native grape variety from Puglia, formed by a repetition of the word black in Latin and Greek, used to emphasize and reinforce its intense and dark color. The aging in steel, with a brief passage in wood, allows for the preservation of the typical fruity character of the grapes, with a particularly elegant and harmonious profile.

The red “Niuru Maru” originates from the hilly area between Gioia del Colle and Castellaneta, at the border with the Murgia Barese. The estate of the L’Archetipo winery extends over 20 hectares at an altitude of about 320 meters above sea level. This privileged position ensures a strong temperature variation between day and night, greatly benefiting the aromatic profile of the grapes. The soils consist of red earth, resulting from ancient erosion processes of the limestone hills, with the presence of sand, gravel, and pebbles. The vineyards are cultivated with a density of 4545 plants per hectare and are managed under organic farming practices, with a a production of about 60-80 quintals/ha. The Negroamaro vineyard has a total area of 2 hectares and the plants are about 18 years old. At the end of the manual harvest, the grapes undergo crushing and destemming, followed by fermentation with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel tanks, with a maceration on the skins of 20-30 days, at a maximum temperature of 24 °C. The wine matures for 6 months in steel, 3 months in wooden barrels, and ages for 3 months in the bottle before being put on sale.

The wine “Niuru Maru” is a label that perfectly expresses the production philosophy of the L’Archetipo winery. A red that comes from great work in the vineyard, to bring healthy and aromatic-rich grapes to maturity and from minimal intervention in the winery, allowing the grape variety and the territory to speak for themselves. In the glass, it has an intense ruby red color. The bouquet releases intense aromas of cherry, sour cherry, berries, and spices. On the palate, it is fragrant and fruity, with a harmonious mid-palate, fine tannins, and a beautifully fresh finish.