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
“Notes of cedar spice box, crushed stone and dried blueberries lift up from the 2018 Primitivo Murgia. It’s silky, almost creamy in texture, yet not weighty, and shows a pleasant inner sweetness as ripe red and blue fruits flesh out across the palate. This maintains admirable balance in spite of its large-scale feel, tapering off long to floral-tinged blackberries."
— Vinous, Jul 2021
“Rich, gently gripping and dry with notes of raspberry, cherry, red licorice, vanilla, seared sausage and brazil nuts.”
— Planet Grape, Jan 2018
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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