Primitivo Nigredo Tenute Chiaromonte
Obtained from hand-picked Primitivo grapes, Tenute Chiaromonte's Nigredo is an Apulian wine whose sweetness is perfectly balanced by a natural juiciness.
TYPE: Unfiltered red
GRAPES: 100% Primitivo
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 15.0%
BOTTLES PRODUCED: 7,000
SOIL TYPE: Predominantly calcareous
ALTITUDE: 330 meters above sea level
AGE OF THE VINES: 70 years
EXPOSURE: South
TRAINING SYSTEM: Apulian sapling
NUMBER OF STUMPS PER HECTARE: 7,000
YIELD PER HECTARE: 40 quintals
PRODUCTION AREA: Acquaviva delle Fonti
HARVEST PERIOD: First days of October
VINIFICATION: Steel
MATURATION: Steel 12 months, Slavonian wood 6 months
PERMANENCE ON YEASTS: 60 days
REFINING IN BOTTLE: 6 months
IN PRODUCTION SINCE: 2010
ORGANOLEPTIC NOTES: Fruity notes of ripe cherry
PAIRING: Blue and aged cheeses accompanied by jams, dry pastries
Originally bottled by Azienda Agricola tenute Chiaromonte S.S. - Acquaviva delle Fonti (BA) - Italy
- Alcohol level
- 15%
- Cellars
- Tenute Chiaromonte
- Grapes
- Primitivo
- Region
- Puglia
- Appellation
- Puglia IGP
