APPELLATION
Salento IGT

AREA
Salento, Puglia
(Southern Italy)

GRAPES
100% Primitivo

ALCOHOL LEVEL
13% vol.

BOTTLE SIZE
750 ml

VINIFICATION AND AGEING
The grapes are subjected to a soft crush in horizontal presses. Fermentation lasts eight days and occurs at a controlled temperature of 25-28°C (77-82°F). After the alcoholic fermentation is over, the wine undergoes also the malolactic fermentation, a process that lowers total acidity and makes wines seem rounder and fuller in flavor.

COLOUR
Relatively dark but brilliant ruby-red.

BOUQUET
Ample and persistent with hints of fully ripe red fruit, plums and sweet spices.

FLAVOUR
Dry with a solid structure and outstanding roundness. It shows a complex fruitiness on the palate that is remarkably persistent.

SERVING TEMPERATURE
Serve at 16° - 18° C. (61 - 64° F.).

FOOD MATCHES
Ideal with tasty pasta, red meats, whether roasted or prepared in sauces as well as feathered and furry game and cheeses that have been aged for moderate periods.