Description
Primitivo – Red Italian Wine
Wine of Puglia, Italy
Organic product
Suitable for vegans
Organic
Suitable for Vegans
Suitable for Vegetarians
Our organic and vegan wines showcase all the care and attention that is put into growing vines in a natural environment.
Rich and full-bodied with flavours of ripe cherries, blackberries and some sweet spices on the finish. A lovely match to barbecue mushroom or red meats.
Type of Closure: Screwcap
Current Vintage: 2017
Producer: CAVIRO SCA
Grape Variety: Zinfandel
Agent: Cellars of Italy
Vinification Details: The grapes used to make this Primitivo are harvested by hand from Puglia, in Southern Italy, at beginning of September and undergo traditional destemming and pressing. The vineyards have a plant density of 4.500 vines per hectare, cultivated with Single Guyot and Alberello pugliese techniques, in the Apulian hills and plains characterized by a clay soil.
History: Fermentation takes place in 300 – 500 hl tanks at a temperature of 25 – 26°C over 10 days. The grapes remain in contact with the skins for 8-10 days and the also wine also undergoes malolactic fermentation. Once finished, the wine is stored in stainless steel tanks for 3 months prior to bottling.
Alcohol By Volume: 13.5
Units: 10.1
Tasting Notes: Rich and full-bodied with flavours of ripe cherries, blackberries and some sweet spices on the finish
Serving Suggestion: A lovely match to barbecue mushroom or red meats
Statutory/Years: 18
