Tenuta Patruno Perniola - 1821 - Primitivo Riserva DOC Gioia del Colle 2017

Growing method: on trellises-freestanding system with vine planting ranging from 4000 to 5000 per hectare, more than 15 years of age and an output of 1-2 Kg per vine plant. No pesticides, herbicides or chemicals are used in vineyard.

Provenance: Gioia del Colle (BA) Puglia

Soil: calcareous, clayey, rich in minerals and fossils.

Altitude: about 400m asl.

Roast red meat, salami, game, seasoned cheese, dry fruit.

Colour: Dark ruby red verging on purple

Taste: Full-bodied, velvety, harmonic attesting smell sensations

Alcohol: 15%

Served at: 18-20°C

Climate: mild winters, dry and fairly rainy springs, hot summers with high thermic excursions.

Grape-harvest: by hand in little boxes early in the morning, at the best phenolic ripening, in first half of September.

Wine-making: after pressed and picked from the bunch the grapes are cooled at 5-8° C for 24 hours. Fermentation with selected native yeasts follows. The low temperature (24- 28°C) starts the slow fermentation for about 10-20 days. This method exalts the different characteristics of the grapevine. It follows the malolactic fermentation for the balance of the harmonic tasting.

Ripening period: in steel tanks for 2-3 years, than 6-12 months in French oak barrels and in bottle for about 6-12 months.

Bottling: filtering the wine with no stabilization. Bottled in 75cl.  Dark green cone-shaped Borgogne bottles, 6 bottles per box, natural cork.