Vintage : 2008
Alcohol: 14,50 % vol.
Grape varieties : Primitivo 100%
Production area : Manduria and Maruggio
Soil type : medium texture on limestone
Training system : spur pruned cordon
Arrangement of plants : Mt. 2.00 x 0.90
Average age of vines : 15 years
Average yield : 80 quintals of grapes per hectare
Harvest period : first 10 days of September
Fermentation : in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperature
Aging : 6 months in French oak barriques
Organoleptic characteristics :
Colour: intense ruby red
Bouquet: Intense aromas of cherry, black cherry and blackberry
Taste: good harmony, with alcohol balanced by acidity and tannin structure