• Paolo Leo Primitivo Manduria Passo del Cardinale 2023
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Paolo Leo Apulia

Paolo Leo

Paolo Leo Primitivo Manduria Passo del Cardinale 2023

Red green still

Organic and sustainable
  • Paolo Leo Primitivo Manduria Passo del Cardinale 2023
  • Paolo Leo Primitivo Manduria Passo del Cardinale 2023
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Paolo Leo Apulia
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Denomination Primitivo di Manduria DOC
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.0% by volume
Area Apulia (Italy)
Grape varieties 100% Primitivo
Aging 3 months in American oak barrels and 6 months in stainless-steel tanks.
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Description

Primitivo grapes ripen very early, which explains its name. Interestingly, just 20 days after the harvest, Primitivo vines produce new grapes, traditionally called "second harvest"; these younger bunches are used by the winemaker to increase the freshness and acidity of these bold wines, given as a result a perfectly well-balanced red wine.

Details

Profumo

Perfume

Pronounced bouquet of black berries, mainly cassis and blackcurrant, with notes of licorice and coconut.

Colore

Color

Deep ruby.

Gusto

Taste

Full-bodied and balanced, with velvety tannins and a perfect acidity; lingering finish of forest fruits and spices jam.

Serve at:

18 - 20 °C.

Longevity:

05 - 10 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Young Red Wines

Pairings

Well-seasoned main courses based on red sauces, meat and roasts; aged cheeses with intense flavors, forest mushrooms and game.

Pasta
Meat
Cheese
Matured cheese
Pork

Producer
Paolo Leo
From this winery
  • Start up year: 1989
  • Oenologist: Nicola Leo
  • Bottles produced: 5.000.000
  • Hectares: 70
Paolo Leo, born in 1960, was born into a family where producing wine was an inevitable legacy; in the early 20th century, the forefather began to vinify his grapes in the Monticello Masseria, then his son Paolo Leo inherited the land and built the palmento (the first stone building used to produce wine) in the village.

Today he is still an heir, the namesake Paolo Leo, son of Nicola, to lead the new winery, together with his wife Roberta and his eldest sons Nicola and Stefano, who are paving the way for the younger brothers Francesco and Alessandro. Read more
Production area: Apulia
Apulia
Paolo Leo

Name Paolo Leo Primitivo Manduria Passo del Cardinale 2023
Type Red green still
Denomination Primitivo di Manduria DOC
Vintage 2023
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.0% by volume
Grape varieties 100% Primitivo
Country Italy
Region Apulia
Vendor Paolo Leo
Story Primitivo grapes ripen very early, which explains its name. Interestingly, just 20 days after the harvest, Primitivo vines produce new grapes, traditionally called "second harvest"; these younger bunches are used by the winemaker to increase the freshness and acidity of these bold wines, given as a result a perfectly well-balanced red wine.
Origin Province of Taranto, southeast Puglia
Soil composition Sandy
Cultivation system Apulian bush.
Plants per hectare 4000-4500
Yield per hectare About 0.75 kg of grapes per plant.
Harvest The harvest is carried out in the early hours of dawn, avoiding high temperatures to preserve freshness and aromaticity.
Fermentation temperature 25 °C
Fermentation 8 0 days.
Wine making The grapes are destemmed and fermented at a controlled temperature of 25 °C for 8 0 days. A maceration on the skins follows, during 15 8 days, to improve the delicate extraction of tannins and flavors.
Aging 3 months in American oak barrels and 6 months in stainless-steel tanks.
Allergens Contains sulphites