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Primitivo di Manduria DOP Riserva - Annata: 2015
32,90€
GRAPE VARIETY
Primitivo
AGING PROCESS
20 months 5000 l wooden barrel, 4 months in steel vats and 3 months in bottles
ALCOHOL CONTENT
15 %
SERVING TEMPERATURE
Oxygenate and serve the wine at 18°C
IDEAL PAIRING WITH
Red meats and game, mature cheeses; tasty main courses, grilled and spicy mushrooms.
TASTING NOTES
Pronounced aromas of blackberry and black cherry, followed by secondary and tertiary aromas of vanilla, tobacco and leather
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Description
Primitivo di Manduria is one of the most important denominations in Southern Italy. This ancient,native grape from Puglia is able to produce its best wines within the area of Manduria, a small town in the province of Taranto; its pronounced aromas of black fruits, full body and velvety tannins helped Primitivo di Manduria to build up a worldwide recognised reputation.
GRAPE VARIETY: Primitivo
APPELLATION: Primitivo di Manduria Riserva DOP
PRODUCTION AREA: province of Taranto, south-western Puglia
TRAINING SYSTEM: 70 year-old bush vines, spur pruned
SOIL: sandy
PLANT DENSITY AND YIELD: 4500 plants per hectare and 1 kg of grapes per plant
HARVEST: manual harvest using small baskets is carried out in the early hours of dawn to avoid the high temperatures of the summer
VINIFICATION: destemmed and crushed grapes follow a maceration on the skins that last 12-15 days, to improve extraction of aromatic and tannic components; follows fermentation at 25 °C for 8-10 days.
AGEING: 20 months in 5000 liters oak casks, 4 months in stainless steel vessels and 3 months in bottle
ALCOHOL: 15%
CALORIES: 105 kcal / 100 ml
TASTING NOTES: Ruby red color with garnet tinges. Pronounced aromas of blackberry and black cherry, followed by secondary and tertiary aromas of vanilla, tobacco and leather, consequences of its long oak ageing. Complex structure, round and full bodied, with velvety and elegant tannins and a lingering aftertaste of mature black fruit and spices.
SERVICE: decant and serve at 18 °C
FOOD PAIRING: red meats and game, mature cheeses; tasty main courses, grilled and spicy mushrooms.
Additional information
| Weight | 1650 g |
|---|---|
| Vintage | 2015 |
| Aging process | 20 months 5000 l wooden barrel, 4 months in steel vats and 3 months in bottles |
| Size | 75 cl |
| Alcohol content | 15 % |
| Line | Super Top |
| Temperature | Oxygenate and serve the wine at 18°C |
| Type of wine | Still red |
| Vine Variety | Primitivo |
Honors / Awards
| Honor / Award | Anno | Punteggio |
|---|---|---|
Cantine Paololeo
If it is true that behind every bottle of wine there is always a nice story to tell, the one of Paololeo wines is a simple but beautiful story, just like all the family stories are.
Today Paololeo winery is a modern company: it covers an area of 17,000 square meters and is equipped with a very modern winemaking system, a large barrel room and a cutting-edge bottling line capable of bottling 7000 bottles per hour.
However, the "heart" of all the current area under vines are still those 25 hectares where, at the beginning of the twentieth century, the great-grandfather began to vinify his grapes in Masseria Monticello. Then his nephew Paolo Leo inherited the land and built the winery.
Today it is still an heir, the namesake Paolo Leo, son of Nicola, to lead the new winery, together with his wife Roberta and his eldest sons Nicola and Stefano, who are paving the way for the younger brothers Francesco and Alessandro.
Official website: www.paololeo.it
