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"PRIMONERO" SALENTO IGT
ABOUT THE VINEYARDS
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Grapes: Primitivo
50% - Negroamaro 50%.
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Type: red wine.
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Appellation:
Salento I.g.t.
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Vineyard location:
Cellino San Marco.
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Vineyard altitude
and orientation: 70 mt. a.s.l.
W, SW.
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Soil: clay with
limestone rock.
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Vineyards age: 10
years old.
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Vine training
system: bush vines with settonce system.
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Plant density:
5.100 vines/ha.
WINEMAKING
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Harvest time: last
week of August and first week of September (Primitivo), last two
weeks of September (Negroamaro).
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Harvest method:
grapes are hand-picked and collected in small cases.
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Vinification: once
in the cellar, grapes are manually selected in the rolling tape
before de-stemming and pressage. Fermentation takes place under
the highest control, in order to obtain the maximum result from
the extracting phase, with délestages and circulation pumping
from the bottom to the top and viceversa, to extract color and
fruitiness from the skins. Fermentation is done under controlled
temperature between 27° and 31° C, to preserve as much as
possible the original aromatic qualities of the fruit. After the
alcoholic fermentation is finished, the wine is transferred into
French oak barriques, where the malolactic fermentation takes
place. At the end of the ageing in barrique, the wine is bottled
after a careful tasting.
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Barrel ageing: 4
months in 225 L barriques.
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Bottle ageing: 3
months.
TASTING NOTES
Deep ruby red with
purple nuances. Fine and intense fresh fruit aromas and flowery
bouquet. Well balanced sweetness and acidity, soft and rich, the
lingering finish is characterized by sweet tannins and fruit.
Alcohol: 13% Vol.
Serving temperature:
16-18° C.
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