Primitivo Preciso Appassimento

Grapes: Primitivo.

Place of production - Vineyards placed in the Sava area in the warm Puglia region.

Visual - An intense ruby red coloured wine.

Nose - Complex with aromas of cherries, raspberries and currants. The oak ageing adds a pleasant toasty, spicy character. .

Taste - Full bodied with flavours of dried fruit, slight raisin character, plums, damsons, garrigue and a hint of spice. The finish is rich and full with good, sweet fruit flavours in an excellent balance.. 

Vinification - In mid August when the grapes reach perfect maturity, the grapes are slightly dried. The grapes are left to dry for about 12 days and thus ensuring a natural drying process. They lose about 25-30% of their weight. Such a process allows the concentration of flavours and a natural sweetness of the grapes. After destemming, the grapes are gently pressed, allowing the skin to remain intact and optimizing colour extraction. Fermentation takes place at a controlled temperature of 22-25°C for 8-10 days. Frequent remontage and delestage are carried out in the early stages of fermentation in order to achieve soft extraction of aromas and gentle tannins. After racking, malolactic bacteria are added to induce malolactic fermentation.

Serving temperature: 16-18°C / 61-64°F.