Apollonio Elfo primitivo Salento IGP Rosso

TERRITORY

The Salento region is identified by three climatic elements: the sun, the architect that creates generous degrees of sugar, the sea, responsible for the minerality of the wines, and the wind that makes this area naturally free of disease and particularly suitable for the production of “natural” wines. Characterized by extensive flat areas and modest hilly reliefs, the Salento region is geologically constituted by a calcareous structure of medium texture.

VARIETY INFORMATION

Primitivo is a black grape variety native to Puglia. It owes its name to the characteristic vegetative phases of the plant, all early, from ripening to sprouting, from flowering to veraison, and from which the old name “Primaticcio” is derived.

VINIFICATION

Soft pressed to preserve the floral and fruity taste typical of the vine with seven days of must contact with the skins followed by another two weeks of fermentation at a controlled temperature in steel tanks where the refinement is completed. After three months of rest in steel, the wine is bottled.