"Passo del Cardinale" Primitivo di Manduria Dop 2022 Magnum 150 cl Paolo Leo

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Primitivo grapes ripen very early, which explains its name. Interestingly, just 20 days after the harvest, Primitivo vines produce new grapes, traditionally called "second harvest"; these younger bunches are used by the winemaker to increase the freshness and acidity of these bold wines, given as a result a perfectly well-balanced red wine

PRODUCTION AREA: province of Taranto, southeast Puglia

TRAINING SYSTEM: 40 years-old traditional puglian bush vine

SOIL: sandy

PLANT DENSITY AND YIELD: from 4000 to 4500 plants per hectare, with yields of about 0.75 kg of grapes per plant

HARVEST: The harvest is carried out in the early hours of dawn, avoiding high temperatures to preserve freshness and aromaticity

VINIFICATION: The grapes are destemmed and fermented at a controlled temperature of 25 °C for 8-10days. A maceration on the skins follows, during 15-18 days, to improve the delicate extraction of tannin sand flavors

AGEING: 3 months in American oak barrels and 6 months in stainless-steel tanks

CALORIES: 98 kcal / 100 ml

TASTING NOTES: deep ruby color; pronounced bouquet of black berries, mainly cassis and black currant, with notes of licorice and coconut; full-bodied and balanced, with velvety tannins and a perfect acidity; lingering finish of forest fruits and spices jam.

Service: 18 °C

Goes great with: well-seasoned main courses based on red sauces, meat and roasts; aged cheeses with intense flavors, forest mushroom sand game.

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