SENATORE Vino Primitivo D.O.C. Gioia del Colle

Primitivo wine D.O.C. Gioia del Colle It is dedicated to Senator Antonio Michele Coppi, farsighted founder of Coppi winery as well as winemaker, who loves and deeply knows the territory of the Murgia dei Trulli of Bari, of which this vine is one of its noblest expressions. Characteristics Grape variety: Primitivo 100% Vineyards location: Marchione district, Conversano (BA), Apulia – Italy Soil characteristics: limestone and clay hills Training system: sapling Yields per plant: 1-4 kg approx Planting year: 1990 Harvest: handpicked grapes from family vineyards, in the first ten days of September Vinification: grapes are carefully selected in the cellar, then crushed and de-stemmed and then kept in steel tanks. Fermentation of the skins enables the extraction of all their valuable substances; fruity polyphenols and tannins. Each step takes place at a controlled temperature. Once the skins are separated, the wine goes into steel silos Ageing: slowly in 50 hl Slavonian oak barrels, preferably already flavoured by other wines, for a period of about 12 months Annual production: about 30,000 bottles Serving temperature: 18 ° -20 ° C Tasting Notes Colour: deep red with purple hues Bouquet: intense and persistent, fine, slightly spicy Palate: dry, warm, soft, quite tannic, tasty Food pairings: mousaka, chicken with soy sauce, onion soup, costini with bacon, parmesan cheese Cellaring: very long-lived, about 15 years Bar Code: 8033028260042 Alcohol content: 13,50° Best Award: Three glasses in Italian Wines of Gambero Rosso 2017