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PRIMITIVO DI MANDURIA DOP RESERVE<br />Typology: Red<br />Grape variety: Primitivo<br />Denomination: Primitivo di Manduria DOP Riserva<br />Cultivation: Trees at least sixty years old Planting density: 5,000 vines per hectare Production area: Valle del Sessantanni, about 40 hectares between San Marzano and<br />Sava (TA). The thermal values characterise a rather warm environment, with very low annual rainfall and very high temperature ranges, a condition that has a beneficial<br />influence on the quality of the grapes. This is the classic production area for Primitivo di Manduria PDO<br /><br />Soil: fine-textured residual red soil with a calcareous substratum and sparse rocky outcrops. The famous red hue of these soils derives from an intense presence of iron<br />oxides<br /><br />Harvest: Mid-September<br />Vinification: Manual harvesting of the grapes when slightly overripe; destemming-crushing, pre-fermentation maceration at 8°C for 24-48 hours. Thermo-controlled maceration<br />and alcoholic fermentation with selected yeasts for about 10 days at 24-26°C. Final racking with soft presses<br /><br />Ageing: Maloactic fermentation in steel followed by 18 months in French and American oak barriques<br /><br /><br />Organoleptic characteristics: Very deep ruby red colour.<br />Broad and complex on the nose, fruity with hints of plums, cherry jam<br />cherry jam and hints of tobacco, slightly spicy. Wine of great<br />full-bodied, soft and rich in noble tannins, with a finish that offers notes<br />of cocoa, coffee and vanilla<br />Pairings: Red meat, game, robust first courses<br />Serve at: 18°C<br />
Price
€90.20
