Features
Name:
Primitivo DOC Riserva 2017 Chiaromonte
Terrain:
predominantly calcareous
Cellar
The great story of Tenute Chiaromonte began in 1826, the year in which the Primitivo grape variety was officially recognised. A small family-run business, knowledge handed down from generation to generation, a passion for the land that has never waned and is carried forward with pride and commitment.
1998. One winter evening, a buyer peeps at Nicola Chiaromonte's door interested in his Primitivo wine. That man would change his life. That same year, Nicola, the last descendant of the family, took the reins of the winery with courage and perseverance and began producing the wine that would make him proud of his land and his origins.
Today. Today, Nicola Chiaromonte, with the help of his friend and entrepreneur Paolo Montanaro, runs Tenute Chiaromonte, which comprises more than 60 hectares of vineyards and centuries-old olive groves, all organically cultivated. Experimentation, curiosity and commitment have led Tenute Chiaromonte to win the greatest challenge of all: to promote the Primitivo Doc Gioia del Colle and other indigenous grape varieties in the world, winning numerous awards.
Description
Tenuta Chiaromonte's 2017 Riserva Primitivo represents the highest expression of a centuries-old vine that has been handed down for generations. It is a great, elegant red wine, but at the same time endowed with great density and substance.
Organoleptic characteristics:
Dark ruby red in colour, it has a deep, crisp and precise nose, ranging from ripe black fruits to Mediterranean maquis spices. The palate, elegant but at the same time endowed with great density and substance, is full, savoury with iodine notes, complex and balanced despite the alcohol.
Storage time:
3-10 years
Vinification
fermentation in stainless steel
Acknowledgements
2020 Red Prawn 
2015 Veronelli 94/100
2014 Doctor Wine 97/100