Menhir Primitivo – Quota 31 IGP
Colour: Ruby red with intense violet hues.
Bouquet: An inviting olfactory landscape delineated by hints of red and black cherry, plum and dark chocolate; a touch of black pepper follows
Taste: Warm, round, solidly-structured taste with a perfectly blended tannic vein. Closes with traces of licorice.
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Description
Colour: Ruby red with intense violet hues.
Bouquet: An inviting olfactory landscape delineated by hints of red and black cherry, plum and dark chocolate; a touch of black pepper follows
Taste: Warm, round, solidly-structured taste with a perfectly blended tannic vein. Closes with traces of licorice.
Specifications
Primitivo IGT Salento
100% Primitivo
Salento
Medium-deep over layers of limestone rock
16 years
Spurred cordon
85 quintals/ha
350.000 bottles
2006
By hand in the fourth week of August
Fermentation with maceration at 22-24°C for 10 days
After fermentation, the wine rests on fine lees in steel tanks for a minimum of 6 months
14%
The Producer
The brothers Gaetano and Vito Marangelli have had a specific view of business due to a journey in Salento and so Menhir Salento takes place in 2002. It starts growing thanks to friends and collaborators, and also to Miriam Daniele: Brand Ambassador who has Salento in her heart.
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Ratings and Awards
90 pts. Luca Maroni – 2018