Botromagno Primitivo

Primitivo Murgia Rosso IGP bottle image

Wine Description

Due to its naturally low yields, Primitivo requires special care in the vineyard and ripens best when bush-trained. As if this wasn't difficult enough, Botromagno plants its Primitivo at higher elevations to accentuate the acidity and finesse of the grapes. 

Alberto D'Agostino, Alberto Antonini, Beniamino D'Agostino
Botromagno Winery
Botromagno - La Selva Grande Vineyard
Botromagno - La Selva Vineyard
Botromagno - Vineyard
Botromagno - D'Agostino Family
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Acclaim
From the Murgia IGT appellation, the 2014 Primitivo is a world apart from the expressions of this same grape made further south of here in the Salento area of Puglia. In fact, I initially mistook the grape used here for Aglianico, which would not be a stretch considering how close the vineyards are to the regions of Basilicata and Campania where Aglianico reigns supreme. But this is Primitivo, a grape with radically different aromatic and taste parameters. This interpretation shows stripped down simplicity with austere red fruit and more natural structure than expected. Botromagno delivers excellent value here.
— Monica Larner, Aug 2016
“Rugged, dark, demanding, and is going to light this cigar & doesn't give a damn that you don't mind.” B
— 1 Wine Dude, Apr 2016
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Murgia IGP
Vineyard size
25 acres
Soil composition
Calcareous Clay-Loam and Gravel
Training method
Bush
Elevation:
1,980 feet
Vines/acre:
1,400
Yield/acre:
2.6 tons
Exposure:
Southwestern
Year vineyard planted:
1975
Harvest time:
October
First vintage of this wine:
1999
Bottles produced of this wine:
36,000
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Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
100% Primitivo
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
10 days
Maceration technique:
Pumpovers
Malolactic fermentation:
Yes
Type of aging container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of aging before bottling:
12 months
Length of bottle aging:
6 months
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.5
Acidity:
5.5 g/L
Alcohol:
14 %
Dry extract:
30.6 g/L
Residual sugar:
5.8 g/L