Primitivo di Manduria – 2022

Sangaetano – Primitivo di Manduria – from Cantine Due Palme

The Sangaetano Primitivo di Manduria 2022 from Cantine Due Palme is a velvety, elegant red wine made from the Primitivo grape variety. On the nose, this dense, ruby-red wine reveals a complex bouquet with notes of red berries, intense cherry aromas, freshly picked plums, subtle spicy notes, dark chocolate, and fine vanilla notes from the wood. The Primitivo di Manduria is characterized by both elegance and softness. A wine from Puglia that carries the sun of Southern Italy in its heart, offering the finest drinking pleasure. NEW label - same wine.

Its well-structured body is powerful and warm, robust and spicy. On the palate, it displays power, silkiness, and harmony, with soft tannins and perfectly integrated acidity leading to a long finish. The Sangaetano is a wine with a great structure and a good balance between ripe fruit and silky tannin structure. A complex red wine with good drinkability, it pairs equally well with grilled meats, stewed vegetables, a slice of pizza, an antipasti platter, or a bag of potato chips.

Sangaetano – the Primitivo di Manduria IGP

The name derives from the small winegrowers' cooperative SanGaetano in Lizzano, which Cantine Due Palme acquired in 2012 to expand its range with a Primitivo di Manduria. The grapes for this wine come from the province of Taranto, where the soil is entirely red due to its high iron oxide content. The special soil formation can be tasted in the Primitivo di Manduria, which is one of the most important and sought-after red wines of Puglia both in Italy and abroad.

Since 1974, the Primitivo di Manduria has held DOC status (Denominazione di origine controllata), the protected designation of origin. The cultivation area for this special Primitivo includes parts of the Apulian provinces of Taranto and Brindisi. The small town of Manduria gives its name to the appellation. Beneath the fertile red earth lie limestone and clay soils, which can supply moisture to the vines of the early-ripening Primitivo grape even in dry summers.

The Sangaetano from Cantine Due Palme is made from selected Primitivo grapes, harvested by hand in small crates early in August. The perfectly ripened grapes first ferment in special stainless steel tanks, in horizontal rotating tanks, where color and aroma compounds can be particularly well extracted into the must. The wine then matures for six months in American oak barrels and several months in the bottle before being released for sale.