Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale Abeterno

Producer:
Cantolio Cantine del Primitivo di Manduria
Region:
Puglia
Grape:
Primitivo di Manduria
Classification:
DOCG
Vintage:
2012
Capacity:
0.75 l

Sweet red wine of the indigenous Primitivo di Manduria grape. The only one of 4 Puglias’s DOCGs established in 2011 that belongs to a naturally sweet variety of Primitivo called “dolce natural”. This unique wine is made thanks to the natural vinification process, the very sweet grapes remain on the vine trees until the middle of September, then are hand-picked and dried in appropriately ventilated rooms to accumulate high sugar content (50g/l). The wine has a beautiful aroma of ripe fruit and its taste delights by natural, fresh sweetness.

Details

Color: ruby red with violet hues.

Aroma: rich, complex, notes of violet, forest fruit, black currant.

Flavor: soft, fresh, slightly honey, a hint of elegant tannins.

Food matching: to meditate, also an excellent accompaniment to shortcrust pastries and almond biscuits.

Serving temperature: 14°/16°C.

Alcohol content: 14+3,5%.

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