Gioia del Colle DOC Primitivo Riserva 2022 Fatalone

A red wine from Puglia, made from Primitivo from eight hectares of vineyards in the Murgia hills. Farming is organic. Fermentation is spontaneous with short maceration in steel. Ageing is 12 months in steel, 12 months in 7.5-hectolitre Slavonian oak barrels and six months in bottle. Intense ruby red with a garnet rim, with aromas of mature fruit in spirit, sour cherry, plum, spice, toast and a balsamic note. The palate is structured, velvety and vigorous, with good acidity and savouriness, finishing on bitter almond, sour cherry and blackberry. It pairs with game first and second courses and aged cheeses.