Maioliche Primitivo

Region
The heel of Italy, Puglia is a southern region known for its warm Mediterranean
climate with the name thought to be derived from the Latin `a-pluvia` or lack of rain.
This fertile region along the Adriatic coast is the heartland of the Primitivo grape
variety (claimed as the origin of California`s Zinfandel variety). Particular DOCs
known for distinctive quality include Salento, Manduria and Gioia del Colle. The
region is also known for a range of other native varieties such as Negroamaro,
Susumaniello, Nero di Troia and Verdeca.
Producer
Tenuta Viglione is an organic producer family-run, sitting on the borderline of
Basilicata and close to Gioia del Colle (translating to Joy of the Hills) and historical
town of Matera. Soils have a mix of clay and limestone and fossils from when the
land was under the sea, giving their wines fresh minerality. The Maioliche range can
be recognised by their tile-inspired labels by the Italian pottery style it is named after,
offering the “perfect balance between tradition and modernity”. The range includes
indigenous varieties of Primitivo, Negroamaro, Nero di Troia, Falanghina and Fiano.
Tasting Notes
Primitivo is the flagship of Puglia and this lovely example is bursting with fruit, on the
nose there are intense notes of ripe cherry and strawberry with herbs. On the palate
the wine is fresh with soft tannin and supple round body with notes of plums and wild
berries. Typically a juicy red and yet a lovely freshness in this wine due to the coastal
soils giving a great minerality to the wine.
Food
Pairs well with pasta dishes and light meat.