I Muri Primitivo, Vigneti del Salento Vintage:2024

I Muri Primitivo, Vigneti del Salento Vintage:2024This wine has a deep ruby red colour with violet reflections. On the nose, it has intense aromas of red berry fruit. Full bodied with firm tannins, it is well balanced with lots of ripe fruit flavours that carry through onto the finish. This is Farneses venture in Puglia (they are also responsible for Gran Sasso, Zab, Vesevo, Tufarello and others). The wines are made at two wineries in the province of Taranto on the western flank of Salento. The style

"You just don’t do a “half mullet” – you have to be all in

The wine was then aged in second use barriques for 15 months before being blended and bottled

along with financial director Chris Cowper and winemaker Grant Edmonds

- always propagated this variety

Minimal damage was sustained

2 weeks later when just right

50% pressed to oak for malolactic and maturation for 10 months in a combination of neutral and French oak barriques

situated on steep northeast facing slopes in the foothills of Poverty Bay

slowly developing the complex mellow flavours and the smooth luscious palate which are the hallmarks of Tawny Port

Yeast is added and fermentation is controlled at a temperature of 16-18 °C

refined and complex in terms of both its minerality and exceptional length

Two are located on mid slope for finesse and minerality