Terre di Puglia – Primitivo di Manduria

Primitivo di Manduria

Denominazione di Origine Protetta

It was the typical wine which could be mixed, alcoholic and dense, once the pride of Puglia. An historical wine, somewhat distant from modern tastes, which prefer selected and scented wine. Today the Primitivo covers an important role also in modern tastes; with time they have tried to mix it in small quantities and particulars in order to change it, soften it and therefore make it a great wine which is now widespread in most parts of Europe, heading towards milestones which are no longer far away.

TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

• VINTAGE:2010
• AGE OF VINEYARDS: 30 – 40 years;
• SYSTEM OF GROWTH: Short trees from Puglia;
• VARIETY OF GRAPES: 100% Primitivo;
• GRAFTING: 157 -140 Ruggieri;
• NUMBER OF STUMPS PER ACRE: 2.500 – 3.000;
• AMOUNT OF WINE PER ACRE: 60 Hl;
• PERIOD OF HARVESTING: First decade of September;
• PROCESSING OF GRAPES AND FERMENTATION OF MUST: The extraction of the colour occurs through maceration of the must with the dregs which with the advancing of the fermentation, give the must colouring and scented substances. In this way the wine acquires exceptional peculiarities which are further characterized by the withering of the grapes on the stumps for a short period. The separation of the must from the skin occurs by crunching using only slight pressure. The must completes its fermentation for about 7 days at a thermo regulated temperature;
• REFINING AND AGEING OF THE WINE: Ageing comes about in tanks made of stainless steel for several months, where the malolattica fermentation takes place. Then it continues in oak barrels of 6 to 8HI for about a year. It will be commercialized only 5/6 months after bottling;
• ANALITICAL DATA: Alcohol 14% vol.;
• ORGANIC EXAMINATION: Red in colour which tends towards violet and with ageing dark orange, sweet scented, vinous with a dry but soft taste, full body, pleasant, robust, harmonious and with ageing it tends towards velvet;
• GASTRONOMIC COMBINATIONS: It is the undisputed partner of a great roasts, ragout with seven meats and at the end of a meal with seasoned strong cheeses. To be drank at 20°C in large bulging glasses.