Musorosso - Primitivo di Manduria

Production Area:
Apulia, Salento- Manduria, 150-250 m above the sea level

Land:
Sandy and clay -calcareous

Grape variety:
Primitivo

Age of vineyards:
15-40 years

Cultivationi system:
Espalier with spurred cordon pruning, Apulian alberello

Per hectare production:
4500 plants per hectare

Vinification:
Destemming of grapes and maceration at 4/5° C for 36 hours. Alcoholic fermentation at a controlled temperature and racking 6 days after the end of racking. Soft pressing of marcs.

Ageing:
After the fermentation, the wine is put in French durmast wooden barrels of medium toasting where the malolactic fermentation takes place and here the wine ages for 6 months. Then it is bottled and ages in the bottle for 4 months.

Colour:
Intense red with garnet-red hints

Fragrance/taste:
Intense and persistent with harmonic spiced notes, soft and persistent taste with a long well balanced tannin

Alcohol Content:
15% Vol.

Wine pairing:
Bushmeat, baked and roasted meat, dry cheeses. Serve at 18/20°C Decant before serving

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