Name: Primitivo di Manduria DOP
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. This is the classic growing area of the DOP Primitivo di Manduria
Type of soil in the vineyards: Red, fine soil with a limestone substrate and rare rocky areas. The famous red color of this soil can be attributed to iron oxide deposits
Harvest time: mid-September
Fermentation: After slightly overripe on the vine, the berries are picked by hand. Temperature-controlled maceration at 8°C for 24 to 48 hours; ten-day alcoholic fermentation on selected yeasts at 24 to 26°C. Racking with light pressing
Finishing: Malolactic fermentation in steel tanks, followed by 12 months aging in French and American oak barrels
Serving temperature: 18°C.
Source:
Cantine San Marzano
