Gianfranco Fino “Es Più Sole” Primitivo Salento Dolce IGT (2017)

Grapes: Primitivo di Manduria (Natural Sweet)
Vinification: Withering of the grapes on the plant, hand-picked with careful selection of the bunches, transport by truck with isothermal box. Destemming by hand, sorting table, soft pressing of the berries, maceration in 600 liter French oak barrels, must skins contact for two weeks, temperature control of the marc cap, 4 hand punching down per day. After 24 hours racking in steel to remove the coarser lees and immediately in French oak barriques. Pressing of the pomace with vertical hydraulic press with stainless steel cage. Daily batonnage until the first racking. After about 9 months of aging in wood, the wine without the aid of clarifiers and without tartaric precipitations is bottled and after about 9 months of aging it is released for consumption.
Tasting notes : ruby ​​red in color on the nose, it has very intense aromas of ripe red fruit, cocoa and spices. On the palate it is sweet, soft, complex and elegant.
Pairings: Blue cheeses, desserts and dry pastries.
Format: 375 ml