Primitivo di Manduria DOC

Primitivo di Manduria is a DOC is a wine produced in the province of Taranto, in particular in the south-eastern area of the Ionian province. The origins of the vine remain uncertain, although it is said that it was the Greeks who brought it to Puglia over two thousand years ago. The initial production of the vine can be traced back to the lands of the countryside of Manduria, Maruggio, Sava and Lizzano as well as in central Puglia around Gioia del Colle.
The typical characteristics of Primitivo di Manduria DOC wine is an intense red colour, tending to purplish and orange with ageing. It has intense fruity aroma of red fruits (cherry, morello cherry, plum) and small black fruits (currant, cassis), dried fig, bay leaf and liquorice. The taste is fruity, pleasant, full, harmonious, tending to velvety with ageing.