APPELLATION
Salento IGT 

AREA
Salento, Puglia (Southern Italy)

GRAPES
Primitivo

ALCOHOL LEVEL
13% vol.

BOTTLE SIZE
750 ml

VINIFICATION AND AGEING
The grapes are carefully harvested and lightly pressed. 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 flavour.

COLOUR
Relatively dark but brilliant ruby-red.

BOUQUET
Expansive and persistent with hints of fully ripe red fruit.

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

SERVING TEMPERATURE
To be served at 16 - 18° C. (61 - 64° F.), if possible, uncorking the bottle one hour beforehand.

FOOD MATCHES
Red meat dishes, whether roasted or with sauces as well as game and semi-aged.