The 2025 Masseria Li Veli "Askos" Susumaniello (Salento IGT) is a brilliantly vibrant, high-toned, and structural red that perfectly demonstrates why this ancient, near-extinct Puglian variety deserves a global spotlight. Part of Li Veli’s Askos project—dedicated to resurrecting historic native cultivars—the Falvo family sources this fruit from high-density, clay-limestone soils in the cooling maritime zone of Cellino San Marco. To protect Susumaniello's natural, crunchy energy from getting bogged down by over-extraction or heavy oak makeup, it is aged for just 9 months in a combination of large, neutral French oak casks and stainless steel.