Mottura
Primitivo del Salento 2025
| Denomination | IGT Salento |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.0% by volume |
| Area | Apulia (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Primitivo |
| Aging | Aged for 2-3 months in the bottle |
- Origin and variety: 100% certified organic Primitivo, from Salento IGT in Apulia
- Vinification: in steel with 8-10 days maceration, pumping over and délestage
- Ageing: malolactic fermentation in steel and resting for 2-3 months in bottle, excluding wood
- Aromas: intense notes of ripe red fruits, cherry, blueberry and aromatic herbs
- Serving: decant for one hour and serve at 16-18°C; perfect with lamb and red meats
Description
What kind of wine it is
Villa Mottura Primitivo del Salento, produced by Mottura, is a red wine with Indicazione Geografica Tipica from Apulia, made from Primitivo grapes. Vinified in steel and matured in bottle, it stands out for its balanced flavour profile, characterised by a ruby red colour with purple highlights. The aromatic bouquet reveals enveloping notes of ripe red fruits, cherry, blueberry and aromatic herbs. On the palate, it is full-bodied and velvety, supported by soft tannins and a prolonged persistence that elegantly accompanies roast lamb, red meats and mature cheeses.
Where it comes from
The Primitivo grapes come from a certified organic production that enhances the Apulian territory. The vineyards stretch across the municipalities of Tuglie, Cellino San Marco, Campi Salentina, Salice Salentino and Guagnano, on calcareous and clay soils which give the wine a natural concentration. The Mediterranean climate, characterised by mild winters and long dry summers, ensures a regular ripening of the bunches. The vines are trained on a vertical trellis with spur-pruned cordon and Guyot to guarantee an authentic expression of the terroir.
How it is produced
The process begins with a manual harvest of the bunches at full ripeness. This is followed by about ten days of maceration and fermentation in temperature-controlled steel tanks, managed through pumping over and délestage to encourage precise extraction. Excluding the use of wood, Mottura carries out malolactic fermentation in steel. The wine then rests for a short final maturation, preserving its elegant tannic structure and distinctly fruity character.
History and Curiosities
Villa Mottura Primitivo del Salento celebrates four generations of winemaking dedication in Puglia. In the renowned lands between Tuglie and Guagnano, the grapes come from strictly certified organic production and are carefully hand-picked. To preserve their freshness and integrity, vinification takes place entirely in steel with no wood ageing, finishing with 2-3 months of bottle maturation. The 2025 vintage enhances the authentic family tradition, offering a wine that reflects the proud Salento identity.
Tasting notes
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
14 -16 °C
Longevity:
05 - 10 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- Start up year: 1927
- Oenologist: Teodosio D'Apolito
- Bottles produced: 1.800.000
- Hectares: 120
The Mottura estate is located in Tuglie, a small town in the Southern part of the Salento Peninsula. The building is still the original one, a beautiful late 19th century, Baroque-style farmhouse. Here, the cellars hide the secrets of an ancient family villa and wines age slowly in oak barrels and barriques to develop the aromas, colours and atmosphere of the land.
In almost a century of history Mottura has made great steps forward, changing and growing as wine-making on the Salento peninsula has evolved and changed for the better. As early as the 1940s large iron-ringed barrels of Mottura wines were loaded onto Northbound trains in Tuglie, headed for three plants in Naples, Rome and Milan where the wines of the Salento peninsula were distributed and appreciated. However, the Mottura estate had intentions to go beyond this, and in the ’60s it became one of the first wineries in the area to bottle its own wine. The goal to characterise the Mottura brand was clear from the start: combining big numbers with appreciable, genuine quality.
Perhaps when you’ve been making genuine wines every day for four generations, you’re ready for a new challenge. That of offering even more innovative products of better and better quality while still preserving and revitalising tradition. The result has been new product lines, already known and appreciated the world over. I Classici and Le Pitre are 2 such award-winning lines for Mottura which highlight, in a contemporary way, the potential of local grape varieties, with particular focus on the traditional Salento varieties, such as Negroamaro and Primitivo, cultivating the vines according to the historic technique known as "ad alberello" and preserving traditional wine-making methods.
In 2020 Mottura was awarded for the following wines:
Stilio Primitivo di Manduria Doc 2018: Gold Medal from Mundus Vini. Stilio Primitivo di Manduria Doc 2017: 97 Points from Luca Maroni and Best Red Wine of Italy.
Primitivo di Manduria Doc Le Pitre 2017: Gold Medal from Mundus Vini.
Primitivo di Manduria Doc Villa Mottura 2018: Gold Medal from Mundus Vini.
Primitivo di Manduria Doc Mottura 2018: Silver Medal from Mundus Vini.
Rosato del Salento Villa Mottura 2019: 96 Points from Luca Maroni and 3rd Best Rosé Wine.
Negroamaro del Salento IGT Mottura: 87 Points from Ultimate Wine appraisal 2020.
Primitivo del Salento Igt Mottura: 90 Points from Ultimate Wine appraisal 2020.
Guida Vini D'italia Edizione 2021, edited by Gambero Rosso Editori, who considered the Mottura winery worthy to enter the main section with excellent reviews of : Primitivo di Manduria Doc Le Pitre 2018 and Rosato del Salento Igt Villa Mottura 2019.
The following wines were awarded in 2020:
Primitivo di Manduria DOC Stilio 2019: Silver Medal from Mundus Vini at the 28th Grand International Wine Award.
Nergroamaro Salento IGT Rosone 2019: Gold Medal from Mundus Vini at the 28th Grand International Wine Award. Read more
| Name | Villa Mottura Primitivo del Salento 2025 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Salento IGT |
| Vintage | 2025 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Primitivo |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Apulia |
| Vendor | Mottura |
| Story | History and Curiosities Villa Mottura Primitivo del Salento celebrates four generations of winemaking dedication in Puglia. In the renowned lands between Tuglie and Guagnano, the grapes come from strictly certified organic production and are carefully hand-picked. To preserve their freshness and integrity, vinification takes place entirely in steel with no wood ageing, finishing with 2-3 months of bottle maturation. The 2025 vintage enhances the authentic family tradition, offering a wine that reflects the proud Salento identity. |
| Origin | Salento (Puglia), tra Tuglie, Cellino San Marco, Campi Salentina, Salice Salentino e Guagnano |
| Climate | Mild winters with very dry springs and summers. |
| Soil composition | Calcareous and clayey |
| Cultivation system | Espalier with spurred cordon and Guyot |
| Yield per hectare | 100 q/ha |
| Harvest | Manual at optimal ripeness with careful selection of the grapes. |
| Fermentation | Circa 10–12 giorni |
| Production technique | Traditional maceration for 8 0 days and temperature-controlled fermentation with pumping over and rack and return |
| Wine making | Traditional maceration for 8 0 days and fermentation of the must at controlled temperature with periodic pumping over and délestage; malolactic fermentation carried out in stainless steel. |
| Aging | Aged for 2-3 months in the bottle |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |