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Vino Rosso d'Italia

Wine category:
Vino Rosso d’Italia.

Colour: 
Red.

Vine varieties:
Primitivo, Negroamaro.

Vines per ha: 
4500.

Production area:
San Marzano, Salento, Puglia. Vines are grown at an altitude of around 100 meters above sea level. The soil is clayey and not very deep, with a good presence of rocks. Medium/high temperature in summer, with good evapotranspiration.

Training system:
Over 50 years old bush vines, with 4/6 buds per plant and an average production of 1 kg of grapes each.

Harvest period:
September.

Vinification:
Hand-harvest of lightly overripe grapes; destem-ming and crushing; pre-fermentation cold maceration; alcoholic fermentation with autochthonous yeasts. Final drawing off with soft pressing machines.

Ageing:
Malolactic fermentation in stainless steel tanks; ageing in fine French wood barrels for about 12 months.


Ageing potential: 
A wine that preserves its organoleptic characteristics for 7 years.

Tasting notes:
Ruby red colour with purple reflections; intense and complex bouquet with fruity notes of prune and red jam and spicy scent of vanilla and licorice. Intense on the palate, full-bodied and soft with a long aftertaste.Best served with Red meat, game, savoury firs courses. Meditation wine.