Product Description

Country: Puglia – Italy

Producer: Torleanzi Winery

Apellation : Salento IGP

Wine Style: Full Bodied Off-Dry Red Wine

Alcohol: 14% ABV.

Grape varietal: Primitivo

Soil types: A mediterranean climate and a predominance of soils well suited to grape-growing (a calcareous base from the Cretaceous era overlain by topsoils rich in iron oxide from the Tertiary and Quaternary eras) have created an ideal viticultural environment. Its name derives from the Roman a-pluvia or ‘lack of rain’.

Harvest: First ten days of September

Planting system: Guyot

Tasting Notes: Color ruby red with intense violet reflections. A deep, intense scent of black cherry, plum and black currant. Full-bodied on the palate, with gentle, rounded tannins. Persistent aftertaste.

Food Matches:  Rich stews and roast beef foods.

Serving Temperature: 18 – 20°C