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 Jewel of Russia

Menhir Vini PDF Print E-mail
Quota 29 Primitivo
IGT Salento
             Red dry
Quaota29 Primitivo IGT Salento
Grape: 100% Primitivo

Alcohol: 14°

Colour: intense ruby red

Age of vineyard: 35 years old

Production: 90hl/ha

Wine-refining: partly in barriques

Wine-serving temperature: 16°-18°

Total acidity: 5,60g/lt tartaric acid

Residual sugar: 4,80g/lt

Soil type: little deep red soil, on layers of calcareous rock

Bouquet: typical grape and black berries scent, ripe cherries with spicy hints

Taste: mellow, round with a pleasant hint of herbs

Wine-making notes: thermal pre-fermentative maceration, thermo-controlled fermentation

Food recommendations: cold cuts antipasto: capocollo and soppressata of Martina Franca; Faeto ham; maritati with ragout of red meat; roasted lamb and rabbit with wild thyme and barbecued potatoes; medium-aged and seasoned cheeses: caciocavallo podolico