Primitivo Salento Dionis 2021
IGT Salento, Cantine Due Palme, 750 ml
| Grape variety: | Primitivo |
| Producer: | Cantine Due Palme |
| Origin: | Italy / Puglia / Brindisi |
Attributes
| Origin: | Italy / Puglia / Brindisi |
| Grape variety: | Primitivo |
| Ripening potential: | 2 to 5 years after harvest |
| Drinking temperature: | 16 to 18 °C |
| Food Pairing: | Spiced grillades, Scaloppine di vitello al limone, Spicy hard cheese, Spaghetti alla bolognese, Spaghetti carbonara |
| Vinification: | fully destemmed, long must fermentation, soft pressing |
| Maturation: | in used barriques |
| Maturation duration: | 9 months |
| Volume: | 13.5 % |
| Note: | Contains sulphites |
Primitivo
The perfect pizza wine
Primitivo is by no means primitive. The name comes from the Latin "primativus", which means “the first to ripen”. Thus a botanist named the grapes when he discovered them in 1799 in southern Italy. Their stronghold is in Apulia, but they originally came from Croatia, where they are known as Tribidrag. The Greek word means exactly the same thing: early ripening. With its exuberant berry fruit, spice and exciting fresh acidity, the Primitivo is the perfect pizza wine. Incidentally, Californians also drink Zinfandel with their pizza. This is a synonym for an identical grape, even if there are vintners on both sides of the ocean who do not want to admit it...
Puglia
Apulien: Frischer Wind aus dem Süden
Kaum eine Weinregion in Italien konnte ihr Qualitätsniveau in den letzten zehn Jahren so stark steigern, wie Apulien. Noch vor wenigen Jahren waren die rund 100‘000 Hektar, auf denen hier Wein produziert wird, ein Reservoir für anspruchslose Massenweine. Vor allem der einst kantige, alkoholreiche und trotzdem oft restsüsse Primitivo hat seinen Charakter völlig geändert. Dank neuem Know How in Rebberg und Keller, zeigen die Primitivo-Weine nun jene mediterrane Opulenz und würzige Fruchtfülle, welche die Weinliebhaber im Norden ausserordentlich schätzen.
Italy
Italy – Where wine is a way of life
The Italian wine regions are extremely diverse, and this is made clear in their wines. Established varieties such as Merlot, Syrah, and Sauvignon can be found on just 15 percent of the total vine growing area. The remaining 85 percent is reserved for autochthonous, indigenous varieties. More than 2,000 different grape varieties are grown under diverse conditions and pressed with various techniques into wines that reach the top tier of the international wine market.
