Li Veli Orion Primitivo Salento IGT

Dense ruby red with a purplish rim. Intense on the bouquet with marked aromas of ripe and fleshy red fruits, notably cherries followed by spicy notes of cinnamon and nutmeg. The palate is full, powerful, smooth and very long, with a well defined vibrant acidity streak which makes it fresh and pleasing on the finish.

Founded in 1999 by the Falvo family, Masseria Li Veli has earned a reputation worldwide for producing premium, authentic wines characteristic of Puglia, helping to transform the image of the region. All of the estate’s wines feature a quartet of little crosses on their labels – this was the original and distinctive signature of the first illiterate owner on the property deeds – in a lovely nod to their humble origins. Set over 33ha, located on an ancient Messapian site dominating the fertile and sunny Salento plain in southern Puglia, between the Ionic and Adriatic Sea. The range includes six reds and two white wines, including the Askos Susumaniello and Askos Verdeca, created using a selection of rare, ancient Puglian grape varieties. The soil, mainly calcareous and clayey with gravel and tuff, creates the ideal conditions for the cultivation of vines producing bold, refined and warm wines with great aromatics.