Primitivo di Manduria DOC

AREA

Agro of Torre di Santa Susanna, Salento

GRAPES

100% Primitivo

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.