Type: Red
Grape variety: Primitivo
Denomination: Primitivo di Manduria DOP
Cultivation: Saplings at least sixty years old
Planting density: 5,000 vines per hectare
Production area: Valle del Sentani, approximately 40 hectares between San
Marzano and Sava (TA). Thermal values ??characterize an environment
rather hot, with very low annual rainfall and temperature variations
very high, a condition which has a beneficial influence on
quality of the grapes. This is the classic production area of ??the PDO
Primitive of Manduria
Soil: Residual fine-textured red earth with calcareous substrate and
sparse rocky outcrops. The famous red tint of these soils comes from
by an intense presence of iron oxides
Harvest: Mid-September
Vinification: Manual harvest of slightly overripe grapes;
destemming-crushing, pre-fermentative maceration at 8°C for 24-48 hours.
Thermocontrolled maceration and alcoholic fermentation with yeasts
selected for approximately 10 days at 24-26°C. Final racking with printing
soft
Aging: Malolactic fermentation in steel and subsequent
permanence in French and American oak barriques for 12 months
Organoleptic characteristics: Very deep ruby ??red colour
elegant; broad and complex bouquet, fruity with notes of plums,
cherry jam to which a light spiciness and notes of
tobacco. Wine with great body, soft and rich in noble tannins, with a
finish that gives notes of cocoa, coffee and vanilla
Pairings: Robust first courses, red meats and game
Serve at: 18°C