Negroamaro Primitivo / IGP Puglia:
ORIGIN: Puglia
VINE VARIETY: Negroamaro and Primitivo
SOIL: Clayey and silty with calcareous marl
GRAPE CULTIVATION: Traditional bush-trained vines
HARVESTING: Handpicked
VINIFICATION: Grape crushing and destemming, 15 days of maceration with the skins, fermentation at a controlled temperature of 25°C with selected yeasts.
AGING: Brief aging in large oak barrels. During the process, the wine undergoes numerous analytical checks to ensure its integrity.
BOTTLING: Cold sterile
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 14%vol
COLOUR: Deep ruby red with garnet reflections
NOSE: Intense and complex, with notes of red fruits such as plum, sour cherry, blackberry, with hints of vanilla, leather, tobacco, and pleasant balsamic notes
PALATE: Warm, enveloping, well-structured, with long persistence and a good tannic grip that highlights the distinct characteristics of the two grape varieties
INTERNATIONAL PAIRINGS: Deer in red wine with sauerkraut – Germany, Prime Ribs with BBQ sauce – U.S.A.
SERVING TEMPERATURE: 16 – 18°C
CURIOSITY: The name “Negroamaro” has an uncertain origin, believed to come from dialect terms referring to “niuru” and “maru,” meaning black and bitter, describing both the grapes and the wine they produce.
