Neprica Primitivo 2024

Description

The Neprica Primitivo is produced by Tormaresca, the company that bears the name and represents Antinori in southern Italy. Founded in 1998, it is made up of two estates: Bocca di Lupo, located in the Murgia Barese area and Masseria Maime, located in the beating heart of Puglia, Salento. Antinori's goal is precisely to enhance the Apulian terroir, which, despite having long been among the main producers of wine grapes on the peninsula, has never been able to fully express its identity. By cultivating only native vines in harmony and cohesion with the territory, in recent years the company has been contributing to the region's winemaking renaissance, with an eye to the human factor and respect for tradition.

The Tormaresca Neprica Primitivo is the result of the company's attention to detail, enthusiasm, and passion and is produced with Primitivo grapes. The best grapes, at the moment of maximum ripeness, are selected and harvested by hand and subsequently destemmed and softly pressed. The must is then transferred to steel tanks where the alcoholic fermentation takes place, lasting between 8 and 10 days at a controlled temperature not exceeding 26°C. Subsequently, still in stainless steel, the malolactic fermentation takes place and is completed before the onset of winter. The refinement takes place for 8 months in steel and then in the bottle for another 4 months. Of a purplish-red color, it has a pleasantly aromatic scent and taste, mainly of red fruit and with a good structure.

Details

Perfume

On the nose, pleasant notes of red fruits, such as sour cherries, combine with light sensations of candied fruit and liquorice.

Color

Intense ruby red.

Taste

On the palate, the entry is soft, characterised by round, structured tannins and supported by a well-balanced freshness.

Serve at:

14 -16 °C.

Longevity:

05 - 10 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Tormaresca

From this winery

• Start up year: 1999
• Oenologist: Renzo Cotarella
• Bottles produced: 3.000.000

Tormaresca has two estates located in the best-known winegrowing regions: Masseria Maime in the Salento area located in the vibrant heart of Apulia and the Tenuta Carrubo estate in the Manduria DOC, a famous area for the production of its Primitivo grape.

Passion, courage and confidence in the immense potential Apulia has to offer in terms of quality are all elements that inspired the Antinori family to invest in this region, in particular in the Salento area. The vision behind the Tormaresca winery was to produce top quality wines from Apulia’s indigenous grape varieties: Primitivo, Negroamaro and Fiano Pugliese. Read more

Apulia

Technical Sheet

Name	Tormaresca Neprica Primitivo 2024
Type	Red still
Denomination	Puglia IGT
Vintage	2024
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	14.5% by volume
Grape varieties	100% Primitivo
Country	Italy
Region	Apulia
Vendor	Tormaresca
Story	In Apulia, viticulture is both history and innovation. Tormaresca is the expression of these two souls. Character, personality and qualitative potential are the characteristics that the Apulian territory transmits to the varieties, indigenous and not, that are cultivated there. This is why the Antinori family began investing in Apulia in 1998. They considered this region to be one of the most promising in Italy for the production of quality wines with a strong territorial identity. Tormaresca owns two estates located in the areas most suited to the production of quality wines: Tenuta Bocca di Lupo, in the heart of the Castel del Monte D.O.C. area, and Masseria Maime, in one of the most beautiful areas of the upper Salento.
Origin	Minervino (LE)
Wine making	The grapes were harvested and vinified in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. Maceration, conducted at temperatures not exceeding 26°C, lasted 8 0 days. Malolactic fermentation was completed by early winter.
Aging	around 8 months in steel, then in the bottle for a further 4 months.
Allergens	Contains sulphites