Krikò

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A distinctive element inside a culture is the language. Griko is an old greek dialect that still lives in southern Salento, because its people resist to forget their ancient roots and traditions. With the same respect for our culture, we created this Primitivo passito wine, that clearly reflects our deep, intense and long living Puglian nature.

GRAPE VARIETY: Primitivo

TYPE OF WINE: Red dessert wine

PRODUCTION AREA: Francavilla Fontana area, in Southern Puglia

TRAINING SYSTEM: traditional puglian bush vines

SOIL: clayey

PLANT DENSITY AND YIELD: 4500 plants per hectare and 1 kg of grapes per plant

HARVEST: manual harvest takes place between the end of August and the beginning of September, when the tannins of the skin are ripe enough. The bunches are collected in small 5 kg baskets, to preserve their integrity, and are taken to a room called “fruttaio” where the withering process takes place, that is the dehydration of the grapes at controlled temperature and humidity.

VINIFICATION: after about a month of withering, the grapes are destemmed and crushed; follows a slow fermentation  which lasts about 30 days, at a controlled temperature of 22-24 °C. During the fermentation, frequent punch-down and delestage processes are performed to improve the extraction of color, aromas and tannins. The fermentation is interrupted before the complete consumption of the sugars. Wine then rests for 10-15 days and finally it’s soft pressed.

AGEING: 12 months in French oak barrels

ALCOHOL: 13.5%

RESIDUAL SUGAR: 120 g / l

CALORIES: 164 kcal / 100 ml

TASTING NOTES: ruby ​​red color, with garnet hues; pronounced aromas of cherry, plum, blueberry and kirsch, with notes of vanilla and candied fruit. Full-bodied but fresh, it shows a perfect balance with velvety tannins and a lingering finish of dried fruit.

SERVICE: 10-12 °C

FOOD PAIRING: sweets in general, especially chocolate and dry almond pastries; blue and aromatic cheeses.