Primitivo
Puglia IGP - Formato: 375 ml Formato: 75 cl
Disponibile
6,90€
GRAPE VARIETY
Primitivo
MATURATION
5 months in steel vats and 1 month in bottles
ALCOHOL CONTENT
13,5%
SERVING TEMPERATURE
17-18 °C
IDEAL PAIRING WITH
Cured meats and aged cheeses; dishes based on red meats and roast, poultry, well-seasoned red sauces.
TASTING NOTES
Fragrant perfume with hints of cherry and other red fruits
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Data sheet
Primitivo is an ancient grape variety in Puglia; its grapes ripen very early, sometimes even in August. Perfectly adapted to Salento’s climate, dry with high diurnal range and frequent breezes from the sea, Primitivo grapes give bold, well-structured wines, with fruity flavours, good acidity and smooth tannins.
GRAPE VARIETY: Primitivo
APPELLATION: Salento IGP
PRODUCTION AREA: province of Taranto, southeast of Puglia
TRAINING SYSTEM: spurred cordon
SOIL: medium texture
PLANT DENSITY AND YIELD: 5000 plants per hectare and 2.5 kg of grapes per plant
HARVEST: manual harvest, usually at the end of August, carried out in the early hours of dawn to avoid higher temperatures, which could reduce freshness and aromaticity in wines.
VINIFICATION: the grapes are destemmed and fermented at a controlled temperature of 22-24 °C for 8-10 days, during which daily pumping over takes place, and followed by malolactic fermentation
AGEING: 5 months in stainless steel tanks and 1 month in bottle
ALCOHOL: 13.5%
CALORIES: 94.5 kcal / 100 ml
TASTING NOTES: bright ruby with purple tinges; fragrant perfume with hints of cherry and other red fruits; soft tannins and medium body, good acidity and medium finish of red fruits.
SERVICE: 17-18 °C
FOOD PAIRING: cured meats and aged cheeses; dishes based on red meats and roast, poultry, well-seasoned red sauces.
Additional information
| Weight | 1650 g |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 7 × 7 × 30 cm |
| Type of wine | Still red |
| Aging process | 5 months in steel vats and 1 month in bottles |
| Size | 375 ml, 75 cl |
| Temperature | 17-18 °C |
| Line | Varietali |
| Vintage | |
| Vine Variety | Primitivo |
| Alcohol content | 13,5% |
Awards and Prizes
| Honor / Award | Annata |
Punteggio |
|---|---|---|
Cantine Paololeo
If it is true that behind every bottle of wine there is always a story to tell, that of Paololeo wines is a simple and beautiful story, just as all the family stories are.
There have been five generations of winemakers who, united by a passion for wine and never leaving their land, have built a piece of history of the winery which, today as then, in located in the town of San Donaci, south of Brindisi.
The main focus of the Paololeo winery is the family and the territory in all its traditional expressions; the winery is flanked by the farm which today owns more than 70 hectares and an ancient farmhouse surrounded by vineyards; Primitivo, Negroamaro, white and black Malvasia of Lecce: these are the main autochthonous vines grown, followed by Chardonnay and Fiano.
Today it is a modern company of 35,000 square meters, equipped with a fully automated bottling line, a capacity of 120,000 hectoliters of wine and 1,000 French and American barriques for aging the wines.
The annual production is currently around 5 million bottles, of which 60% is destined for sale abroad in countries such as Denmark, Sweden, Norway, England, Germany, Switzerland, USA, Brazil and others.
Remaining faithful to tradition has always been Paolo Leo's goal, animated by the same hereditary passion that has accompanied the Leo family business for more than a hundred years.
Official page: www.paololeo.it
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