Selected Estates of Europe

SALENTO IGT PRIMITIVO ‘LE SCIARE’

VINEYARD: Young bushvines [Alberello], dry farmed and hand-pruned. Loose, sandy soil rich in iron, lying over a block of volcanic chalk (Tufo). 100% Primitivo. WINEMAKING: Primitivo grapes are handpicked the third week of September and fermented into stainless steel tanks at controlled temperature with selected yeasts. Maceration on the skins last for 3 days in [...]

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Salento Igt Primitivo

Primitivo grapes are hand-picked the second week of September and fermented into stainless steel tanks at controlled temperature with selected yeasts. Maceration on the skins last for 7 days in horizontal rotary fermenters. The wine is then racked into new French oak barrique where it matures for 8 months. After completing the malolactic fermentation the wine decants in stainless steel vats prior to bottling.

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Salento Igt Rosso

Cabernet and Primitivo grapes are hand-picked the third week of September and fermented into wooden vats at controlled temperature with selected yeasts. Maceration on the skins last for 8 days in horizontal rotary fermenters. The wine is then racked into new French oak barrique where it matures for 16 months. After completing the malolactic fermentation the wine decants in stainless steel vats prior to bottling.

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