DENOMINATION
Primitivo IGT Salento

PRODUCTION AREA
Sava (TA), Puglia, Salento

PRODUCTION YIELD
30q/ha

ALCOHOL
16.5% Vol

NUMBER OF BOTTLES/ANNUAL PRODUCTION 
2019-1900 | 2020-3073

SIZE OF WINERY
2.09 ha, divided into 4 plots located in different districts

GRAPES
100% Primitivo

TYPE OF SOILS
Predominantly red soil typical of the Sava city area, which tends to be sub-alkaline with a very good percentage of silt and sand, subsoil consisting of calcarenites, marly

FORM OF VINE TRAINING 
Bush vines

AGRONOMIC MANAGEMENT
Organic

HARVEST
Selection and manual harvesting after light drying of 15kg crates

VINIFICATION
After an additional check in the winery, the grapes are destemmed and pressed. The winemaking method is classic; the skins and must are left in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature. Contact between the skins and the must lasts for the following 15-25 days, while pump-over and délestage are carried out. After racking, malolactic fermentation follows in stainless steel tanks

MATURATION
The wine is then aged for 12-18 months in French oak barrels

AGEING
In bottles for 12 months