; "Primitivo Riserva Speciale")
; "Etichetta")
Limited edition 1250 pieces realized exclusively for the vintage 2000
- Product name:
- Primitivo Riserva Speciale FATALONE®
- Denomination:
- D.O.C. Gioia del Colle
- Vintage:
- 2003
- Production:
- 15.000 bott.
- Provenance:
- Murge hills within the territory of Gioia del Colle - locality Spinomarino
- Vine:
- Primitivo 100%
- Growing System:
- Tall espalier with double head to fruit
- Yield:
- 80-85q.ls/hect
- Vineyard Features:
- Size: 8 hectares
Orientation: North-South
Density: 4000 vines/hect
Lane: 2,20mt
Vine Gap: 1mt
- Vinification:
- Open-cycle with frequent pumping of the must over the pomace, the must is kept in contact with the skins for 72/120 hours
- Alcoholic content:
- 15%
- Ageing:
- 12 months in wine tanks and more 12 months in Slavonic oak casks.
- Main Features:
- Ruby red intense colour with slight burgundy hues. Scent typically of very ripe fruits and slightly toasted wood. Full, balanced taste tending to velvety with notes of ripe mussel plum and cherry, mulberry and blackberry. The feature which makes unique the Primitivo of Gioia del Colle is the toasted almond aftertaste.
- Best at temperature:
- 18°- 20°C
- Best with:
- Pasta with gravy, strong flavoured dishes like as meat, game, grilled fish and aged cheese. The Riserva Speciale is particularly pleasant with chocolate sweets.
- Further information:
- The particular though unusual affinity of our red wines with spicy dishes of fish, is owing to the fact that the vineyard is located in an area where originally was the sea. This assertion is confirmed by the finding of fossils during the detailed and profound excavation, which involved the breaking down of materials, to make the soil prepared for the plantation of the actual vineyard. This way to prepare the soil, in fact forms an innovative and adequate drainage system by way of fresh rain water, which allowed the land to remain subtle leading the way to richer soil and a more productive vine.