PrimitivoIGP Salento

Intense and long-lingering on the palate, easy-drinking and pleasantly approachable. On the nose a complex bouquet with notes of plum and dried fruit.

IGP stands for “Indicazione Geografica Protetta”, the protected geographical indication. Salento is the peninsula in the south of Puglia — the heel of the Italian boot.

The tier of origin: “Primitivo di Manduria D.O.P.” is the protected designation of origin for Primitivo from the tightly defined area around Manduria; “I.G.P. Salento” covers the whole Salento peninsula. Our Salento IGP is the more straightforward, more approachable interpretation — the two Manduria wines are more structured and more concentrated.

With meat and cheese — from roasts and grilled dishes through mature hard cheese to hearty pasta dishes and salumi. Its easy drinkability makes it an approachable companion to hearty cooking, best served at 16 to 18 °C in a red wine glass.

Alberello is the traditional bush training of southern Italy: low, free-standing vines without a wire trellis. Here it is practised exclusively and without irrigation, so that the vine draws its own water from the depths.