Primitivo Acanto Salento Puglia IGT, Cantine Ionis

Grower: Palmisano Family

Age of Vines: 70 years old

Grapes: 100% Primitivo

Village: Martina Franca

Region: Puglia

Soil: Red and brown clay, finer calcareous and rocky with sea alluvions

Production Methods: Harvest by hand with selection of grapes. Destemmed, pressed and carried on to tanks. Vinification with temperature control around 6 to 8 days with pumping. Malo-lactic fermentation made. No oak. Bottling after a light filtration.

Special Features: Sapling and espalier system of cultivation. Cooling effect created by the sea breezes. Traditional ancestral farming with respect of the land and environment with no chemicals used.

Country: Italy