Monte Diavoli Primitivo di Manduria DOC
Intense deep ruby red. Aromas of ripe berries, cherry, and prune jam, with elegant spice and hints of tobacco and cloves. Full-bodied on the palate, balanced fruit and spice, soft tannins, and a rich finish of vanilla and cocoa.
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Category
Still Red Wine
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Grape varieties
100% Primitivo
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Region
Italy, Apulia
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Appellation
Primitivo di Manduria DOC
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Vineyard
Estate
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Vinification
Hand harvest with careful selection of the grapes. Maceration for 30 days in steel vats with frequent pumping over. Alcoholic fermentation in the same vats, followed by malolactic fermentation.
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Ageing
2 years in 10 HL French oak casks.
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Soil
Clayey with a calcareous skeleton
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Vineyard Density
2,300 plants/acre
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Training System
Espalier with Guyot pruning system
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Alcohol
15%
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Residual Suger
2 g/l
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Total Acidity
6.3 g/l
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pH
3.3
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Production
2,500 bottels/year