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APPELLATION: Primitivo di Manduria Riserva PDO
PRODUCTION AREA: Province of Taranto, south-western
Puglia
TRAINING SYSTEM: 60 year-old bush vines, spur pruned
SOIL: Sandy
PLANT DENSITY AND YIELD: 4500 plants per hectare and
1 kg of grapes per plant
HARVEST: Manual harvest using small baskets is carried out in the early hours of dawn to avoid the high temperatures of the summer
VINIFICATION: Destemmed and crushed grapes follow a maceration on the skins that last 12-15 days, to improve extraction of aromatic and tannic components; follows fermentation at 25 °C for 8-10 days
AGEING: 20 months in 5000 liters oak casks, 4 months in stainless steel vessels
ALCOHOL: 15%
TASTING NOTES: Ruby red color with garnet tinges.
Pronounced aromas of blackberry and black cherry, followed by secondary and tertiary aromas of vanilla, tobacco and leather, consequences of its long oak ageing.
Complex structure, round and full bodied, with velvety and elegant tannins and a lingering aftertaste of mature black fruit and spices
SERVICE: Decant and serve at 18 °C
GASTRONOMIC COMBINATIONS: Red meats and game,mature cheeses; tasty main courses, grilled and spicy mushrooms.
