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Corimei Primitivo I.G.T. Salento Sweet Red
Schola Sarmenti
2016
Primitivo from 65-year-old vines
Harvesting and wine-making: Delayed grape harvest with a light over ripening on the plant. Grapes are picked up by hand and gently laid down into little airy crates, arriving as whole bunches at the winery.
Harvesting and wine-making: Delayed grape harvest with a light over ripening on the plant. Grapes are picked up by hand and gently laid down into little airy crates, arriving as whole bunches at the winery.
Corimei Primmitivo I.G.T Salento Rosso dolce naturale
Grape variety: Primitivo 100%
Average age of the vines: About 65 years
Training: Alberello, an Apulian head-trained system, at a density of about 4500 plants per hectare
Yield: 750 to 900 grams per plant
Harvesting and wine-making: Delayed grape harvest with a light over ripening on the plant. Grapes are picked up by hand and gently laid down into little airy crates, arriving as whole bunches at the winery. Once there, after standing for some days in temperature and humidity controlled rooms, grapes are further selected using an advanced sorting table. Very soft pressing.
Aging: At checked temperature in stainless steel tanks.
Alcohol content: 17% (potential alcohol content 21%)
Bouquet: A symphonic ensemble of thriving red fruits and black cherry aromas, with a variegated, harmonious succession of spices on the finish.
Flavour: A supreme sweetness warms your palate with a velvet and fine touch and hints of almond on the finish. Not only a wine that exalts the flavor of desserts and matches perfectly with seasoned cheese, but also - and especially - the ideal accompaniment to a more modern style of eating.
Serving temperature: 14°-16° C
| Training system | Bush vines. |
| Grape varieties | Negroamaro 100 %. |
| Harvest | Hand picking, after the grapes are fully ripe. In order to obtain a good acidity, some harvests can begin earlier so as to maintain high levels of fixed acids and refined aromas. |
| Winemaking | Traditional controlled-temperature fermentation. |
| Colour | Ruby red with purple reflections. |
| Alcohol | About 13-14% |
