Cantina Sava Campo V Primitivo 2016

Variety: Primitivo 100%

Sensory Features: Ruby red with purple at the edge; intense bouquet with hints of cherries and blackberries, soaked in mint tobacco, slightly spicy. The spicy taste makes this wine sweet to the mouth, finishing with notes of cocoa and coffee. Persistent wine, it will continue to evolve for the next 10 years.

Vineyards: Primitivo di Manduria wine is the most representative ambassador of Puglia. Our grapes are carefully selected from the low-yielding bush vines “albarelli” of over 60 years old and grow in a red soil rich in iron oxides upon a layer of calcareous rock. The combination of these elements creates a wine that can enrich the tasting experience beyond the most ambitious expectations.

Vinification: Collection of slightly overripe grapes, de-stemming and crushing, maceration at controlled temperature for 10-12 days with regular pumping overs. Draining off and malo-lactic fermentation in stainless-steel tanks. Ageing in American and French oak barriques for the next 12 months.

Best served with: Pairs well with Risotto, first courses of baked pasta, red meats, lamb and savory aged cheeses. Pairs ideally with Slow-cooked rack of lamb, pappardelle with boar ragout, roasts, tournedos Rossini.