A FAMILY STORY

In the mid ‘80s the Rubino family began to build the farm, making acquisitions that, in a decade, formed an important production base for a total of 500 hectares.The founder is Tommaso Rubino, a firm believer in Salento’s productive potential, who gives rise to a production project based on best expressing the values of the viticultural tradition of Puglia. His son Luigi with great determination, in 1999, embarked on this new challenge, which led to the birth of Tenute Rubino.With a new vinification and ageing cellar in and the designation of an entrepreneurial project focused on the production of quality , Tenute Rubino started facing the big challenges of today’s market.The efforts, over the years, have been amply rewarded, thanks to constant evolution that led Tenute Rubino to reach a production of more than 1,000,000 bottles per year, 70% of which is for export. Tenute Rubino has achieved this important goal by taking care of every detail of production: from the to the bottle, each step has in common a modern reinterpretation of the aspects on which Puglia has built its oenological success. During these years, Luigi has had Romina Leopardi next to him, who, with her professionalism and overall vision, has developed a marketing and communication strategy strongly linked to the distinctive contents of Tenute Rubino. Starting from The Women’s , an amusing open day in the Jaddico estate that, since 2009, is regularly open to journalists, opinion leaders and wine lovers. A feminine vision that finds many stylistic elements and contents in the visual choices made by the company and that, in 2015, is enriched by the participation to the Italian Association of Wine Women.

THE ESTATES. 290 HECTARES DIVIDEDIN FOUR DIFFERENT AREAS.

The are located along the Adriatic shore towards the inner land. The four estates have distinctive features that deliver wines with different characters. Jaddico. Home of Susumaniello. The 110 hectares Jaddico estate, situated along the Adriatic shore, 8 km North from Brindisi, houses the native varieties of , Malvasia Nera, Susumaniello and Primitivo.In the 38 hectares of Marmorelle, 10 km North- West from Brindisi, Tenute Rubino grows young plants of Negroamaro, Malvasia Bianca and Malvasia Nera. The climate is cool and constantly ventilated by east winds.In Uggio, 100 metres above the sea level and 14 km South-West of Brindisi, the company grows the old vines of Primitivo, Negroamaro, Aleatico, Malvasia Nera, Malvasia Bianca and Vermentino. With its 125 hectares, Uggìo is the largest among the four estates. Punta Aquila is the smallest one, 15 hectares exclusively dedicated to Primitivo .