pazzia wine
Features
Production area
Salento, Puglia. About 100 m above sea level. The area is characterised by high temperatures and medium-low rainfall.
Soil
Medium clayey texture, shallow with a high concentration of rock fragments
- Wine type
- Red
- Grape
- Primitivo
- Appellation
- Primitivo di Manduria DOP
- Vine training
- Espalier, 5000 vines per Ha
- Harvest
- Mid-September
- Serving temperature
- 16-18°C
Vinification and ageing
Thermo-controlled maceration and alcoholic fermentation with selected yeasts for about 10 days. Ageing in French and American oak barriques for 6 months
Tasting notes
Ruby red colour enriched with violet reflections, opulent scent evocative of ripe cherries and plums with notes of cocoa and vanilla. Wine with a remarkable structure, softened by the mellow warmth of the Primitivo with a good and pleasant persistence
Best served with
Strong first courses, for example lamb or game with rich sauces, and hard cheeses