Description
Primitivo del Salento
Protected Geographical Indication
Opis was a king of the Messapian populace.
Grape variety:
Primitivo
Production zone:
Districts in the provinces of Taranto and Brindisi.
Harvest:
First and second ten days in September.
Alcohol by volume:
13.5%
Aging:
Steel
Organoleptic characteristics:
Heady ruby red, particularly intense bouquet of blackcurrant, raspberries, cinnamon and vanilla, full flavoured to the palate with soft and velvety tannicity with noted warmth balanced with acidity.
Pairing:
Pasta and beans, lasagne and baked pastas, sausages and beans, roast leg of pork, medium matured local cheeses.
