Grape Varieties: Negroamaro 50% / Primitivo 50%
Colour: Deep ruby red.
Aromas: The bouquet is intense and enveloping, with notes of blackberry, ripe red fruit and spices.
Palate: Full-bodied and soft, with velvety tannins. It has a fresh aroma and good acidity. A long finish in which the fruity notes already perceived by the nose return.
Pairing recommendations: Game, grilled or stewed red meat, sweet and spicy hard cheeses.
Vinification: Traditional fermentation methods are employed with a floating cap, at a controlled temperature (27-28 degrees), carried out in large Slavonian oak vats, the contents are frequently pumped over.
This is followed by a long stay of the must on the skins; about thirty days, in order to extract as much polyphenolic substances as possible to facilitate the start of the subsequent malolactic fermentation in barriques.
Ageing: Primitivo: 12 months in American barriques of Quercus Alba with steam-folded staves – Negroamaro: 12 months in medium toasted French barriques from the Tronçais area. Put together in large Slavonian oak barrels of 3000/5500 litres for 6 months and 6 months in bottle.
Degree of alcohol: 15%
Serving temperature: 18° C