Features
Name:
Madrigale Primitivo di Manduria DOCG Dolce Naturale 2022
Terrain:
Clayey limestone
Cellar
Produttori di Manduria is the oldest cooperative in Apulia.
The Cantina's adventure began in 1928 when a small group of 'enlightened' wine growers took over an old factory and created the 'Wine Federation', an association of producers that four years later, on 9 July 1932, formalised its legal status as a cooperative with the establishment of the 'Consorzio Produttori Vini e Mosti rossi superiori da taglio per la zona di Manduria'.
Today, the Cantina has around 1000 hectares of vineyards, half of which are still cultivated using the traditional alberello system, and strenuously defends the work of 400 small wine craftsmen, the only ones who can boast the appellative of Maestri in Primitivo.
Description
Madrigale is the wine of great occasions, the result of late harvests made only in the best years. It owes its name to the poem of the same name, which appears in Italy as far back as the 14th century. The grapes come from vineyards that have an average age of more than 80 years, cultivated according to the ancient alberello method. The Primitivo variety, to produce Dolce Naturale, is harvested in mid-September, so that the grapes are overripe and have a high sugar concentration.
Organoleptic characteristics:
Ruby red colour with violet hues. On the nose, notes of dried figs and dates, prunes and jammy blueberries open to sensations of violets and chocolate; pleasant, subtle spicy tones with drapes of undergrowth. Hints of dried fruit and cocoa on the finish. Delicate sweetness on the palate, satisfying freshness, soft and velvety tannins and complex persistence.
Storage time:
10 years
Vinification
in red with thermoconditioning of the fermentation process
Acknowledgements
2020 Bibenda 
2021 Red Prawn 
