Varvaglione - Papale Primitivo di Manduria

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Varvaglione Papale Primitivo di Manduria - 2022

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The Primitivo di Manduria "Papale" of the Varvaglione 1921 winery is an excellent complex and enveloping Apulian red wine with a deep ruby color with beautiful purple reflections. The aromas are very intense and recall sensations such as fruit jam and black currant, blackberry, cherry, cocoa and licorice. The taste is a round, soft wine, with a final persistence tending towards aromatic. Refine at least 8 months in French oak barriques.

Denomination: Primitivo di Manduria DOC
Grapes: 100% Primitivo
Manufacturer: Varvaglione 1921
Content: 75.0 cl
Puglia region
Production area: Primitivo grapes are harvested in the oldest vineyards located near the Ionian Sea in Salento
Altitude: 150 - 200 meters above sea level
Vinification: Vinification with maceration at a controlled temperature at 26 ° -28 ° C. After the MLF, aging in French oak barrels for at least 8 months
Alcoholic content: 14.0% vol.
Production per hectare: 6,000 kg per hectare
Serving temperature: 17-18 ° C
Yield per hectare: 60 quintals / hectare
How to serve: In large goblets in clear, smooth and colorless crystal. Excellent at 18 ° C.

Characteristics of the Primitivo Papale Varvaglione - Primitivo di Manduria DOC
Primitivo di Manduria "Papale" DOC is a red wine that has its roots in history. In Manduria, in the Contrada Papale, around 1700 rows of Primitivo were cultivated for the production of a wine for the Holy See. The vineyards were owned by Benedict XIII, the only pope of Apulian origin, to whom this fine and elegant wine is dedicated. The Varvaglione winery, a company that has made excellence its trademark, cultivates Primitivo grapes in old selected vineyards near the Ionian Sea. The pedoclimatic conditions of the area are perfect for the cultivation of Primitivo. The soil is sandy and characterized by a good presence of clay which retains water and releases it in the warmer months. The climate is dry and often drought, an ideal condition that avoids any problem of grape mold.
Primitivo di Manduria "Papale" DOC is the result of a production process aimed at the full varietal expression of the grape of origin. The manual harvest takes place in September. The clusters are brought to the premises of the company where they undergo maceration at a controlled temperature. After the malolactic fermentation, the must is aged in French oak barriques for at least 8 months, a period during which it takes on refined aromas and aromas released by the continuous exchange with wood. In the glass it reveals a deep dress, where the ruby red is illuminated by splendid purple reflections. The nose is seduced by intense echoes of black currant, blackberry, cherry, cocoa and licorice. The sip is round, soft and persistent. Excellent as a wine for the whole meal, it particularly loves combinations with red meat.

Region: Italy - Puglia

Winery: Varvaglione 1921

Grapes: Primitivo

Denomination: Primitivo di Manduria D.O.C.

Other vintages available:
Primitivo di Manduria 'Papale' 2017 Varvaglione 1921

Did you know that:
The name of the wine "Papale" derives from Pope Benedict XIII, belonging to the Orsini family who in 1700 owned a small plot of land near the town of Manduria, known as Contrada Papale, where grapes were grown and Primitivo wine was also sent to the Holy See.
Benedict XIII was appointed Pope in 1724 and was the only one originally from Puglia
On the front of the label there is an article taken from the Naples newspaper which tells of the celebrations of this event, precisely the election of an Apulian Pope on May 29, 1724.

Manufacturer: Varvaglione

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