Name: Primitivo di Manduria DOP Riserva
Grapes: Primitivo
Alcohol content: 14.50%
Cane density: 5,000 rootstocks per hectare, at least 60-year-old bush vine
Production area: Sessantanni valley, about 40 hectares between San Marzano and Sava (TA). High temperatures, little rain and high thermal differences have a positive impact on the quality of the grapes. It is the classic cultivation area of the DOP Primitivo di Manduria.
Type of soil in the vineyards: Red, fine soil with a limestone substrate and few rocky areas. The famous red color of this soil can be attributed to iron oxide deposits
Harvest time: mid-September
Fermentation: hand picking of the slightly overripe berries; Destemming and pressing followed by maceration at 8°C for 24 to 48 hours. Temperature-controlled maceration and alcoholic fermentation on selected yeasts for about 10 days at 24 to 26°C. Racking with light pressing.
Aging: Malolactic fermentation in steel tanks and subsequent aging in French and American oak barrels for a period of 18 months
Serving temperature: 18°C.
Source:
Cantine San Marzano
