Schiena Vini Impero Primitivo di Manduria 2021 750ml (750ml)

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Producer	Schiena Vini Impero Primitivo di Manduria 2021 750ml
Country	Italy
Region	Puglia
Varietal	Primitivo
Vintage	2021
Sku	RD13142
Size	750ml

 

Finessed and elegant, the Impero Primitivo wafts from the glass with a profusion of cherries, berries, rose petals, Mediterranean scrub, white pepper and licorice. For all its power, this wine feels almost weightless, layering its copious dry extract with silky tannins and vivid acidity, and filling the mouth with a marvelous texture as it slinks to a sustained finish. This mono-varietal Primitivo is grown with sustainable practices and harvested by hand; grapes ferment for about two weeks in temperature-controlled stainless steel, and the wine ages for three months in steel, followed by three months in barrique.

In the sun-drenched countryside of Francavilla Fontana, or the "Land of the Imperials,"sits the Schiena Vini estate. In 1993, Giuseppe Schiena purchased almost 75 acres in Trulli, Puglia, with the purpose of founding his own estate. Giuseppe came from a family of winegrowers, and this land in the center of Puglia struck him as having the ideal ingredients for making terrific wine: a lot of sun, lime-rich soils, and cool, crystalline nights. Now almost three decades later, Shiena Vini grows both indigenous Puglian grapes, like Negramaro and Primitivo, as well as international grapes like Chardonnay, and the estate crafts three lines of pure, terroir-driven Puglian wines: Innovation, whose easy-going palates appeal to a broad-base of wine drinkers; Tradition, which aim to capture the history and spirit of Puglian wine; and Selection, wines made specifically for connoisseurs.