Mottura
Primitivo di Manduria Stilio Limited Edition 2022
| Denomination | DOC Primitivo di Manduria |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 15.0% by volume |
| Area | Apulia (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Primitivo |
| Aging | Subsequent racking and maturation of the wine for at least 1 year. |
Description
What kind of wine it is
Mottura Stilio is a still red wine from Apulia that showcases the excellence of Primitivo di Manduria, offering a full body and a well-defined structure. Made exclusively from Primitivo grapes, it delivers soft tannins and a pleasant velvety texture on the palate. The bouquet opens with intense notes of red fruit jam, morello cherry and dried plum, finely interwoven with hints of vanilla and cloves. The extended maceration enriches the sip, making it dry and harmonious, characterised by an elegant and persistent finish.
Where it comes from
The grapes come from the municipalities in the province of Taranto, in the heart of Salento, where the vineyards thrive on calcareous and clay soils. These elements are essential to ensure the wine has pronounced extraction and a solid structure. The Mediterranean climate, characterised by mild winters and dry summers, ensures the fruit reaches full ripeness. The viticulture relies on the alberello training system, a traditional Apulian agronomic method. Mottura manages operations from Tuglie, within an evocative late nineteenth-century baroque estate, a symbol of the brand's agricultural identity.
How it is produced
The manual harvest involves a slight over-ripening and careful selection in the field to concentrate the varietal aromas. The musts are processed at a controlled temperature, with délestage and frequent pumping over to maximise organoleptic extraction. After racking, the wine rests for a one-year maturation period, essential for stabilising its aromatic and flavour structure. In the glass, it presents an intense red colour with deep purple highlights, offering a harmonious profile, full-bodied and remarkably clean.
History and Curiosities
Born in the warm embrace of Apulia, the Mottura Stilio Limited Edition is a prestigious Primitivo di Manduria DOC that celebrates four generations of family dedication since 1927. Preserved in the historic baroque estate of Tuglie, this oenological masterpiece encapsulates the essence of Salento and the ancient allure of the taranta. Thanks to a long maceration, it reveals a velvety and intense character in the glass, making this exclusive limited edition a rare gem that superbly blends history, art, and the excellence of winemaking tradition.
Tasting notes
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
18 - 20 °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 | Mottura Primitivo di Manduria Stilio Limited Edition 2022 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Primitivo di Manduria DOC |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 15.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Primitivo |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Apulia |
| Vendor | Mottura |
| Story | History and Curiosities Born in the warm embrace of Apulia, the Mottura Stilio Limited Edition is a prestigious Primitivo di Manduria DOC that celebrates four generations of family dedication since 1927. Preserved in the historic baroque estate of Tuglie, this oenological masterpiece encapsulates the essence of Salento and the ancient allure of the taranta. Thanks to a long maceration, it reveals a velvety and intense character in the glass, making this exclusive limited edition a rare gem that superbly blends history, art, and the excellence of winemaking tradition. |
| Origin | Municipalities in the province of Taranto |
| Climate | Mild winters with very dry springs and summers |
| Soil composition | Calcareous and clayey |
| Cultivation system | Predominantly bush vine training |
| Fermentation temperature | At controlled temperature |
| Production technique | Long maceration in special fermentation tanks with periodic délestage and pumping over; alcoholic fermentation at a controlled temperature |
| Wine making | Long maceration in special vinifiers with delestage and periodic pumping over. Alcoholic fermentation at controlled temperature. |
| Aging | Subsequent racking and maturation of the wine for at least 1 year. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |