Primitivo Gioia del Colle Riserva Fatalone Petrera 2020

The Primitivo Riserva by Fatalone Petrera is one of those wines that, once tested, it is difficult to forget. A Primitivo with a great structure and a great charm, one of the most important red wines of the whole Southern Italy, a historic vine of which we have the evidence already in the 1230. A Primitive that borns in the cellar of Fatalone Petrera, now led by Rosa Orfino, located at 360 meters above sea level, on top of an hill in the beautiful area of Gioia del Colle. The Primitivo Riserva by Fatalone Petrera refers to Filippo Petrera, the fourth generation of the family, lived until the age of 98 years old. The Primitivo Riserva by Fatalone Petrera comes from certified organic and sustainable agriculture, irrigation and without exploiting renewable sources. Begins his journey to become a great red wine with a fermentation and maceration in stainless steel, without the use of selected yeasts. The aging is intense with 12 of those months in stainless steel and 12 months in Slavonian oak casks, then stabilized for 6 months in bottle. The uniqueness of his aging concerns the environment in which the wine rests: cool, comfortable, soundproofed and with classical music. Fatalone Petrera is a Primitivo Riserva, which is appreciated for its features notes of ripe red fruit and that gladdens the mouth with spicy, toasted and balsamic arising from aging in wood. A Primitivo Riserva with a great structure and importance that is offered in all its elegance and its length.