PRIMITIVO DI MANDURIA DOC - SELEZIONE LUIGI GUARINI

ORIGIN:
Apulia in the province of Taranto
VINE VARIETY:
Monovarietal Primitivo di Manduria
SOIL:
Clayey with calcareous marl
GRAPEVINE COLTIVATION:
Typical bush-trained
HARVESTING:
By hand
VINIFICATION:
Grape pressing and destemming with long maceration and
fermentation with cultured yeasts at 25°C controlled temperature.
REFINING:
In large oak barrels for at least 6 months and then in stainless
steel vats for 6/8 months. During ageing the wine is
micro-oxygenated and undergoes several analytical controls to
assure its integrity.
BOTTLING:
Cold sterile
ALCOHOL CONTENT:
14.5% vol.
NOSE:
Intense aroma, marked hints of walnut, almond, pine seed
matched with spicy hints of black pepper, cloves, cumin and dill
COLOR:
Bright ruby red with garnet red rim
PALATE:
Fully complex, balanced structure with fine-grained tannin which
expresses all the peculiarities of this wine giving a warm and
well-orchestrated flavour
SUGGESTED PAIRINGS:
First courses with meat sauces, roasted meat, feathered
and furred game, aged cheese, typical Apulian dishes
INTERNATIONAL PAIRINGS:
Lamb stew and beans - Egypt
Barbecued Angus meat - Argentina
SERVING TEMPERATURE:
16° - 18 °C
CURIOSITY:
Dante Alighieri called it 'terra sitibonda, ove il sole si fa vino'
(Thirsty land where the sun becomes wine); it expresses the
concept of a unique, extraordinary land, Apulia, where a layer of
clay mixed to limestone and tufaceous rock is hidden under the
red soil. The roots of the vine dig the soil searching for fresh
rock to fortify while the sun rays twist them and the wind
licks them