Primitivo di Manduria
Production area: Apulia, Salento and Murgia, 150-250 m above the sea level
Land: Sandy and clay-calcareous
Grape variety: Primitivo di Manduria
Age of vineyards: 15-40 Years
Cultivation system: Espalier with spurred cordon pruning, Apulian alberello
Vinification: Destemming of grapes and maceration at 4/5° C
for 36 hours. Alcoholic fermentation at a controlled temperature and racking 6 days after the end of racking. Soft pressing of marcs.
Maturation: After the fermentation, the wine is put in French durmast wooden barrels of medium toasting where the malolactic fermentation takes place and here the wine ages for 6 months. Then it is bottled and ages in the bottle for 4 months.
Color: Intense red with garnet-red hints
Fragrance: Intense and persistent with harmonic spiced notes
Taste: Soft and persistent with a long well balanced tannin
As an accompaniment to: Bushmeat, baked and roasted meat, dry cheeses
Serving: Serve at 18/20°C. Decant before serving
