Viglione Primitivo Maioliche Puglia IGP 2021

Country
Italy
Region
Puglia
Producer
Tenuta Viglione
Grape(s)
Primitivo (100%)
Type
Red
Style
Fruity
Oaked Style
Unoaked
Body Style
Medium bodied
Dry/Sweet Style
Dry
Alcohol Content
13%
Closure Style
Cork
Organic/Biodynamic
Organic
Sustainable
Yes-certified sustainable
Vegetarian/Vegan
Vegetarian
Yes
Vegan
Yes
Allergens
Sulphites
Yes
Milk
No
Egg
No

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.
Media
Decanter Silver Medal 92pts