Salento is, at the same time, Terra e Mare. In fact, the ancient Greeks called the Salentini with the name of Messapi, that is people between two seas, the Ionian and the Adriatic.
Terramare Primitivo
Salento IGT
Intense and complex wine with a ruby color and purple hues. The nose has notes of plum in jam, violet, Mediterranean herbs and spices. In the mouth it is balanced, mature and persistent.
| GRAPE VARIETY | Primitivo 100% |
|---|---|
| ALCOHOL GRADATION | 13% by vol. |
| YIELD PER HECTARE | 10.000 bottles (5.000 vines per hectare) |
| AGE OF THE VINES | 25/30 years old |
| VINE CULTIVATION METHOD | cordon training |
Terramare Primitivo is produced in North Salento. The harvest is done manually, in the first decade of September.
After crushing and destemming the grapes, the mass containing the must macerates for about 7 days at a temperature of 26-28 ° C. The wine obtained is aged for 2 months in barriques of first and second wine.
Ready wine about 3 months after bottling, it keeps its organoleptic characteristics intact for at least two / three years.
