PRIMITIVO DI MANDURIA D.O.C. 15,50% by VOL. Raisin Wine 2007    TOTAL ALCHOL: 19,50% by Vol.                                            GRAPE VARIETIES: primitivo 100%                                         PRODUCTION AREA: Manduria, Salento, Puglia                              CLIMATE AND SOIL: hot and often dry, marshy origin         TRAINING SYSTEM: "alberello Pugliese", bush-vine                         YIELD PER HECTARE: 1.5 tonnes in average                          FIRST YEAR OF PRODUCTION: 2000                                             FIRST YEAR OF VINES PRODUCTION: 1925                   HARVEST PERIOD: early in September                         WITHERING PERIOD: about 14 days                          HARVESTING SYSTEM: in baxes, 100% by hand                 AGING: inox-tanks for 24 months                                           GOES WELL WITH: chocolate, almond pastries and blue cheeses SERVING TEMPERATURE: 15° - 17° C                               BOTTLE CAPACITY: 0,500 l.                                             NUMBER BOTTLES: 2,000

This wine is obtained only during particularly dry seasons, when withering period is prolonged till the first days of October. According to family tradition, bunches of grapes were used to be cut and let drying on a bed of dried grass prepared at the foot of the vineyard stump in order to exploit the hot soil during the night and obtaining an estre-mely sweet wine which was served in the past only on very special feasts and occasions together with typical almond pastries. Now, the withering happens in an dehumidi-fied and airy room where the gra-pes stay in some little and opened boxes for about  14 days. Then the vinification happens at the begin-ning of October. Withering allows dehydration of grape berries, giving wine strong hints of ripe red fruit. This wine is deep and strong, with an  intense bouquet,  varying from plums in alcohol to black cherry flavour. The colour is an extremely concentrated ruby, showing remarkable viscosity. Full-bodied and rounded, revealing an enveloping softness characterized by well-balanced acidity and perfectly ripe tannins. Pleasant and intense fulltaste, notes  of cherry jam and plums in alcohol, as well as spicy dark china. In the end a range of unforgettable taste-olfactory emotions. It’s a very special and unique wine that leads to reflection and expresses the close union between nature and wise hands of the peasants.