Primitivo di Manduria DOC Pezzale 2015 - Trullo di Pezza

Color: Intense ruby red with garnet reflections.
Smell: The nose is intense and complex, with notes of ripe red fruit and spicy and mineral nuances.
Taste: On the palate it offers an excellent balance with elegant tannins, lively freshness and alcohol. Full body and long taste-olfactory persistence.
Food pairing: Perfect for structured first courses, roasted and braised red meats, game, highly seasoned cheeses.

Average age of the vineyard: 50 years.
Production area: Lizzano and Maruggio (TA).
Plant density: 6000 plants/ha.
Yield: 60 quintals/ha.
Altitude: 5 m a.s.l.
Exposure: South-North.
Breeding system: Guyot.
Soil: Clayey-sandy derived from the breakdown of limestone rocks and marine sediments.
Harvest: 5-10 September.
Vinification: Destemming with maceration of approx. 12 days, with delestage, in stainless steel tanks.
Aging: 12 months in first-pass French oak tonneaux. Bottling and bottling for 6 months before marketing.
Bottles produced: 4,000.

Trullo di Pezza

Currently the Trullo di Pezza vineyard consists of 32 ha distributed in two large plots of land near the Torricella winery, one of which in Maruggio, Lizzano and Manduria. The main production area is destined to the main vine of Messapia - the primitive one. But Negroamaro, Fiano, Aglianico also find significant space, with the small exception of a few hectares destined for the international Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon. Grown with the Guyot espalier system, the vines are rooted in the praised "red lands" of Manduria with a good prevalence of limestone and ferrous mineral substances. There are no altitudes in the area. Indeed, the vineyards are located on a verdant plateau, dotted with olive trees not far from the sea which is the thermal regulator of this production area with mild winters and decidedly hot summer seasons. The exposure of the vineyard from north to south, on the other hand, allows a balanced daily solar radiation. The care of the vineyard follows the organic method with the use of natural-based products, and only in case of extreme drought, do we use emergency irrigation.