Questo vino
Vineyard and terroir
Primitivo is grown on estate vineyards at approximately 100 m above sea level, in a warm area with medium-low rainfall. The vines are trained on espalier at 4,500 vines per hectare. Soils are medium-textured and predominantly sandy, with abundant stones; they are moderately deep, porous and free-draining.
Grapes
Primitivo.
Vinification
The fruit is harvested by hand during the first two weeks of September. Gentle pressing takes place under inert gas, and the first must fraction is separated immediately. Fermentation follows as for a white wine at 16–18°C.
Ageing
Thirty percent matures for 3 months in untoasted French oak barriques. The remaining 70% rests in stainless steel for at least 3 months.
Technical data
The 2025 wine has 13.5% alcohol. It is offered in standard bottles and a 1.5 L Magnum.
Tasting profile
A lively, delicately coloured yet intense pink. The nose centres on crisp cherry and other red fruit, wrapped in a sweeter note reminiscent of ripe fioroni figs. The palate is rounded and structured; savouriness and freshness balance a full, persistent finish.
Serving and pairing
Serve at 10–12°C. Pair with fish or shellfish first and main courses, as well as lightly structured meat-based and vegetarian dishes. Best enjoyed within 3 years of harvest.
Vintage notes
The wine is released biennially rather than annually. Editions represented are 2021, 2023 and 2025.
Label / history
Originally conceived as a limited-edition rosé for summer 2022, it marked Cantine San Marzano’s sixtieth anniversary: sixty years after June 1962, when 19 winegrowers committed to their cooperative venture. Its name echoes the estate’s emblematic Sessantanni red. Strong reception transformed the one-off project into a regular biennial release, allowing its development in bottle to be observed between editions.
