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Mammasantissima Riserva Primitivo di Manduria DOC wine — Montemajor winery — Dionysus

Mammasantissima Riserva Primitivo di Manduria DOC

by Montemajor · Sicily, Italy

AppellationPrimitivo di ManduriaDOC
TypeRed
GrapesPrimitivo
Alcohol14.0%
SweetnessOff-dry
ColourRed
Colour depthDark
BodyFull-bodied
Serve at15–18 °C
Keeps for12–15 years
Bottled in0.75 l
MontemajorSicily, Italy

About this wine

Vineyard and terroir

The grapes are grown in Manduria at 100 m above sea level on medium-textured clay-limestone soils.

Vinification

The grapes are harvested late, in October. Vinification includes cold maceration, fermentation with selected yeasts and malolactic fermentation.

Ageing

The wine ages for at least 12 months in new 225 L French oak barriques.