APPELLATION
Primitivo di Manduria DOC
AREA
Agro of Torre di Santa Susanna, Salento
GRAPES
100% Primitivo
ALCOHOL LEVEL
14% by volume
BOTTLE SIZE
750 ml, 1.5l
COLOUR
Vivid ruby-red colour with purple shadings
BOUQUET
An intense and distinct aroma of jam-like ripe red and black fruit.
FLAVOUR
A very warm, silky, and almost dense fl avour, rich in varietal and territorial sensations.
SERVING TEMPERATURE
It should be served at about 18° C (64° F).
FOOD MATCHES
The great softness and richness of its structure make it perfect for particularly tasty and succulent dishes as well as for very spicy or piquant courses, typical of the southern cuisine.
VINIFICATION AND AGEING
The grapes, harvested in a state of advanced ripeness, are delicately pressed and destalked. The must then undergoes a process of fermentation of 21 days at a temperature of 25 - 28° C. (77 - 82° F.). When vinifi cation is completed, the wine ages for 14 months in 350- liter (92-gallon) tonneaux of French oak, followed by a further period of fi ning in the bottle.