Primitivo 14,50di Manduria DOP

Soft on the palate, with an intense and lingering taste — easy to drink and thoroughly pleasant. On the nose it surprises with a complex aroma of blackberries and plums.

With robust primi, red meat — grilled, roasted or braised — as well as game and mature hard cheese. As a rule of thumb: the heartier the dish, the more at home it feels.

16 to 18 °C in a red wine glass. Opened a scant hour beforehand, the dark fruit and the soft texture come through most clearly.

The 14,5 matures for twelve months in steel tanks and stays soft, fruit-forward and easily approachable (14.5 % vol.). The 15,5 matures for twelve months in capasoni — traditional terracotta amphorae — and at 15.5 % vol. is fuller-bodied, denser and more complex. Both are 100 % Primitivo di Manduria DOP.

DOP stands for “Denominazione di Origine Protetta”, the protected designation of origin. It allows the name only for Primitivo from the tightly defined area around Manduria in the Puglian Salento.