Description
Talò Primitivo Merlot Salento
IGP is the pride of the
San Marzano winery, which has been active since 1962, the year it was founded by families passionate about viticulture. Today, we are a company that unites more than 1,200 collaborators in the
Puglia region, in a strip of land between the Ionian and the Adriatic Seas. It is a
still red, made with a
blend of
50% Merlot grapes and
50% Primitivo grapes. Merlot is a grape variety with black, bloom-covered grapes, much loved by the blackbird, from which it takes its name; the Primitivo grape is the precious DOP nectar of Manduria, the Apulian region. The soil in which these two vineyards grow is characterized by a clayey mix, with a good amount of skeleton and shallowness. The
harvest is done manually using baskets, during the first half of September. The grapes undergo temperature-controlled
maceration and alcoholic fermentation with selected yeasts for about 10 days. The
ageing of the must continues in French oak barriques for 4-6 months. The
Talò Primitivo Merlot vines grow and develop near the sea and close to the Mediterranean scrub. The training system is unique, using small, ungrafted, bushes. Even very old vines have been recovered; some Primitivo vineyards date back 80 years.
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