Primitivo Aglianico 2019

Description

Organic still red from Puglia, 14% ABV, produced by Archetipo. 50% Primitivo, 50% Aglianico, 2019 vintage. A wine born from synergistic agriculture, a tribute to the land and sustainability. Aromas of ripe fruit and dried fruit, light notes of roasted coffee. Ruby red. Balanced on the palate, with good tannins and persistence, a wine that speaks of a family's passion and commitment.

Details

Perfume

Hints of ripe and dried fruit, light notes of roasted coffee.

Color

Ruby red.

Taste

Balanced on the palate, good tannicity and persistence.

Serve at:

16 - 18 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Archetipo

From this winery

• Start up year: 2010
• Oenologist: Franesco Valentino Dibenedetto
• Bottles produced: 70.000
• Hectares: 25

Francesco Valentino Dibenedetto, agronomist and farmer by birth, son of Carlo Dibenedetto, winemakers always. Since the 80’s the company began the conversion to organic farming but he finds that the vitality of his lands does not proceed as it should and that is why since 2000 he moved to biodynamic thanks to the studies on Rudolf Steiner’s cultural legacy.

After a few years of biodynamic he realizes that there is still something that lacks and therefore, understanding the thought of Masanobu Fukuoka, finally come to practice sustainable agriculture, in which the synergies between all the ecosystem are linked. This is the synergistic agriculture, with which we made no more the biggest mistake that still today we do, practicing all the other types of agriculture ( from conventional, to organic, to biodynamic): plowing.

This new adventure develops together with his wife Anna Maria and their four children: Carlo Nazareno, Domenico, Andrea e Maria Clelia. Thaks to their constant and responsible care it has been possible to build the wine cellar, entirely made in tuff, where with precise climatic conditions it’s possible to enhance their precious grapes without using chemicals. The new generation’s entrance in the company, under the leadership of Francesco Valentino’s large experience, is likely to provide impetus and vitality to "L’Archetipo". Read more

Apulia

Technical Sheet

Name	Archetipo Primitivo Aglianico 2019
Type	Red organic still
Denomination	Puglia IGT
Vintage	2019
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	14.0% by volume
Grape varieties	50% Aglianico, 50% Primitivo
Country	Italy
Region	Apulia
Vendor	Archetipo
Origin	Castellaneta (TA)
Soil composition	Red soil with considerable presence of siliceous-calcareous crushed stone (up to 6 m depth) followed by fissured calcareous clay (for another 2 m); rich in humus.
Cultivation system	"Controspalliera Libera" in honour of a book by Rudolf Steiner entitled "Philosophy of Freedom".
Plants per hectare	4545
Yield per hectare	60 q.
Harvest	Manual harvesting, the Primitivo the first ten days of September; for the Aglianico the second ten days of October
Wine making	Primitivo and Aglianico are vinified separately: after mechanical crushing and destemming, the must ferments spontaneously thanks to the addition of pied de cuve containing indigenous yeasts, the only ones able to best interpret our terroir. The blending of the two wines takes place at the end of alcoholic fermentation (approximately 20 to 30 days, the marc is separated by soft pressing) and before malolactic fermentation in order to ensure an optimal combination of the two varieties. Natural decanting without clarifiers. Unfiltered.
Aging	In steel for 24 months on fine lees where malolactic fermentation takes place. It is then racked into large wooden barrels for 18 months, followed by ageing and resting in the bottle for at least 6 months. Minimal addition of sulphur dioxide in pre-bottling.
Allergens	Contains sulphites