Apollonio 1870

Founded in 1870 in Monteroni di Lecce, Apollonio crafts Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale, a DOCG denomination covering 19 municipalities in Salento. It is one of the most distinctive natural sweet reds of Southern Italy, and the winery makes it their benchmark, exporting it today to over thirty countries without straying from the founders' winemaking philosophy. The hallmark of the house lies in measured ambition. Traditional methods coexist with precise technical interventions, but the goal remains to let the Primitivo speak for itself: sweet reds of sobriety and clarity, where sugar concentration doesn't mask the grape but accompanies it. In a restricted denomination like Dolce Naturale, this choice of moderation defines the style more than any technique. Over a century of activity has not shifted the core of their work, which remains Salento and its most recognizable grape, interpreted with a hand that prioritizes balance over effect.

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