Thermo-controlled maceration and alcoholic fermentation with selected yeasts for about 10 days. Ageing in stainless steel tanks
Lifili Primitivo Salento IGP
Production area
Contrada Troncarea and Mesola delle Volpi, Marina di Lizzano (TA), Salento, Puglia. At almost 100 meters above sea level, with a high average temperature and little rainfall during the year
Soil
Loamy – clayey, less than 1 meter deep
| WINE TYPE | Red |
|---|---|
| VINE VARIETY | Primitivo |
| APPELLATION | Salento IGP |
| VINE TRAINING | Espalier, 5.000 vines per ha |
| HARVEST | First week of September |
| SERVING TEMPERATURE | 16-18°C |
Colour: deep ruby red with violet reflections
Aroma: intense, with notes of plum and cherry, spicy, with rosemary and vanilla scents
Taste: a full-bodied wine, soft and balanced, easy to drink
Savoury first courses, red meat and game, mature cheese