Primitivo Di Manduria DOP Sessantanni 2018 San Marzano

Primitivo di Manduria DOP Sessantanni San Marzano is a ruby ​​red wine, full-bodied, structured, intense, and which releases a complex bouquet to the nose where fruity notes of plum, cherry jam are recognized with a good secondary aromatic component with spices and hints of tobacco. To appreciate the aroma given by the tertiary notes of toasting, vanilla and cocoa. On the palate it is; soft, pleasant, complex with good persistence. It is undoubtedly among the red wines to be tasted and not to be missed in your personal wine cellar.

Sessantanni Primitivo di Manduria San Marzano

The Primitivo di Manduria San Marzano 2018 is one of the best wines. a bottle of fine red and is among the most; characteristic and famous Apulian wines in the world. The production area includes the municipalities of the province of Taranto and Brindisi where the Mediterranean climate offers hot summers and mild winters. The name Primitivo derives from the precocity; of the ripening of the grapes, usually ready for the harvest, already; at the end of August.

In addition to the terroir that already expresses; of the unique characteristics, one of the strengths of Sessantanni Primitivo di Manduria DOP is produced with "old" vines, i. who have more sixty years old. This considerably reduces the yield, but allows you to have berries that release a much more intense aroma. intense and which is all found in the glass. The San Marzano cellars cultivate these vineyards with the alberello technique, characteristic of the most important areas. hot spots in our country.

From the territory to the ground

It is a DOP (Protected Designation of Origin) that finds its origins in the Valle dei Sessantanni, the classic area of ​​production and cultivation of the Primitivo DOP of Manduria . Here the terrain yes

The Primitivo production soils are composed of residual red earth with a fine texture with a calcareous sub-stratum with sparse rocky outcrops. The characteristic red color of the soils derives from a consistent presence of ferrous oxide.

The winemaking process

After the half-year hand-made harvest; September, the Primitivo di Manduria Sessantanni DOP begins the vinification process with destemming-crushing, pre-fermentation maceration at 8°C for 24-48 hours. Subsequently a thermo-controlled maceration and alcoholic fermentation with selected yeasts for about 10 days at 24-26°C. Finally the final racking with soft presses.

Refinement takes place with malolactic fermentation in steel and subsequent maturation in wooden barriques of French and American oak for the following 12 months.

Pairings

It is a full-bodied, round red, to be served at 18°C and which perfectly accompanies meat-based dishes, such as game. It is also recommended in the most spicy first courses; processed, where there is; a relevant fat component as in the case of ragù of meat, lasagne, cannelloni, timbales, baked pasta, etc.

Awards and recognitions

• Vitae Ais 2023 - 4 Screws – Sessantanni Primitivo di Manduria DOP 2018
• Bibenda 2023 - 5 Bunches – Sessantanni Primitivo di Manduria DOP 2018
• Sélessons Mondiales Des Vins Canada 2022 - Grand Gold Medal – Sessantanni Primitivo di Manduria DOP 2018
• Vinitaste International Wine Contest 2022 - Gold Medal – Sessantanni Primitivo di Manduria DOP 2018
• Berliner Wein Trophy 2022 – Winter Tasting - Gold Medal – Sessantanni Primitivo di Manduria DOP 2018
• Italian Wines Gambero Rosso 2022 - Three Glasses® – Sessantanni Primitivo di Manduria DOP 2018