Tenuta Bocca di Lupo

Passion, courage, and confidence in the immense potential Apulia has to offer in terms of the highest quality are all elements that inspired the Antinori family to start investing in the area in 1998. They believed that this is one of the most promising regions in Italy for producing top quality wines with a strong territorial identity. The estate is located in the countryside of Minervino Murge in Apulia, the DOC region of Castel del Monte, an area well known for the beauty of its wild. Tenuta Bocca di Lupo estate is the spark that ignited this dream and later confirmed its position as undisputed leader in the enological “Renaissance” of the entire region.

Bocca di Lupo

Castel del Monte DOC

Bocca di Lupo is the spark that lit the enological dream of the estate. The desire to rediscover this noble and austere (Aglianico) varietal by offering an authentic Apulian interpretation drove the ambitious project of the winery.

Pietrabianca

Castel del Monte DOC

The name “Pietrabianca” refers to the stones that rural farmers hit while ploughing the fields and, once they were crushed and ground into the soil, helped enhance the aromas and flavors of the wines grown here. Pietrabianca Chardonnay is characterized by a complex bouquet.

Locone

Castel del Monte DOC

The name Locone takes its inspiration from the lake of the same name, an artificial reservoir located in the territory of Minervino Murge which is essential to give life to a karst, white and “poor” area such as that of the upper Murgia.

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The Vineyards

The soils are low in nutrient producing wines that are elegant and lively with well-defined aromatic precision. The vines grow at about 300 meters (984 feet) above sea level in The Murgia, an area with challenging climatic conditions that throughout time have always forced its inhabitants to work with great devotion. Harsh winters, temperatures that fluctuate dramatically, deep ravines, thick fog often covering the vineyards and especially its proximity to the ancient volcano Vulture are only some of the characteristics of this territory that rewards patient hard work with precious harvests. Poor land, typical of karst soils, produces elegant, vibrant and vertical wines. Organic farming is not an end but an opportunity that – all along – the winery has been able to seize precisely because of the unique characteristics of the estate.