Elegia 2021 Primitivo di Manduria Riserva

An intense, full and complex red wine from Puglia in southern Italy, made from 100% Primitivo from old vines. Low natural yields give small quantities of grapes with great concentration. After vinification the wine matures in French oak barrels, followed by further bottle ageing before release. The longer ageing separates it from more fruit-driven Primitivo wines, adding complexity, structure, spice and finesse while retaining ripe, generous fruit. The nose is intense and complex with ripe cherry, blackberry, plum and dark forest berries, followed by cocoa, vanilla, liquorice, spices and fine toasted oak notes. The palate is full and concentrated with juicy dark fruit, ripe plum, cherry, dark chocolate and spices, with ripe, well-integrated tannins and added structure from oak ageing. The finish is long.