Features
Name:
Edda San Marzano 2023
Terrain:
Shallow and medium-fine textured
Cellar
In 1962, in San Marzano, a small village in the centre of the Primitivo di Manduria PDO, a strip of land between the seas that bathe Apulia, 19 winegrowers founded Cantine San Marzano. All this well before the denomination of origin was born and Primitivo di Manduria was recognised worldwide.
1982: PRIMUS INTER PARES
Francesco Cavallo is appointed President of the Board of Directors. A volcanic and visionary personality, he is the helmsman of our reality. Forty years of uninterrupted presidency, planning the future and overseeing the winery's present.
1996: THE FIRST BOTTLES
The commitment and dedication of the partners allow the purchase of a modern bottling plant. The first bottles leave the cellar, triggering the transition from commodity to brand. From the bulk economy to a direct relationship with the end consumer.
2000: SIXTY YEARS
San Marzano's iconic label, it encapsulates its philosophy and essence. Produced from grapes grown in old vineyards, it is an expression of the thousand-year relationship between our people and the Primitivo grape. Sessantanni Primitivo di Manduria DOP is the label that changed the perception of Apulian wines around the world.
2015: SAMIA
Our garden by the sea. 120 hectares dominated by a 16th-century Masseria, which can be glimpsed while strolling among the endless rows of vines, expanses of shrubs and fields of fruit trees. A place of work and production, a laboratory of sustainability in continuous evolution. An ideal theatre of sharing and Mediterranean beauty, a distillation of the experience San Marzano offers the world..
Description
Edda from the San Marzano winery is a blend of cahrdonnay and other white grapes indigenous to the Salento area, and is strongly expressive of its land of origin. It is produced from vineyards at an altitude of about 100 m, in an area characterised by good temperature excursions and shallow soils. Edda is a complex white, full of Mediterranean suggestions, a wine of great vitality and elegance, capable of capturing the most demanding palates.
Organoleptic characteristics:
Intense, bright straw yellow colour with golden hues.
The nose offers a bouquet with persuasive floral, peach and then delicate vanilla scents pervading the nose.
On the palate it is opulent in its elegance, fresh, delicate and mineral
Storage time:
2-4 years
Vinification
The grapes are destemmed and left in cryomaceration for a few hours. The next step is the soft pressing of the marc followed by cold static decantation. Alcoholic fermentation takes place in French oak barriques.
Acknowledgements
2021 Luca Maroni 99/100