Chiaromonte Ele Primitivo 2015

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    Vintage
    2015

    Size
    750ML

    ABV
    14%

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    Ruby red wine, aromatic and intense bouquet, with blackberry, strawberry and raspberry flavors and spicy notes. The palate is fresh and elegant. Recommended with all typical Mediterranean dishes. Elè is made from certified organic grapes.
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    The Chiaromonte family has been dedicated to the production of great wines from Puglia since their foundation in 1826, nearly 200 years ago. In recent years, Nicola Chiaromonte, as owner and winemaker, has worked hard to expand and improve the quality of their wines to reach internationally recognized standards of the highest quality. A specialist in the Primitivo variety, all of their vines are bush-trained in the ancient, free-standing style known as alberello. As of 2009, all of the vineyards are certified organic. Nicola makes all of his wines exclusively in stainless steel in order to preserve the pure fruit flavors. The grapes are destemmed, then fed by gravity into tanks were they are left to ferment in whole clusters with their own yeasts before they are crushed in hand-cranks presses.

    Chiaromonte believes in respect for the region by focusing on excellence for its grapes, a perfect understanding of the environment and the raw materials to guarantee consistent quality and distinct personality for his wines. His dedication is perfectly matched to his specific region, called Gioia del Colle. This region, on the Western side of the Salento, has been identified as the original homeland of Primitivo. With its high altitudes that give the wines great freshness and particular soils composed of red, iron-rich limestone soils, Gioia del Colle produces big wines that maintain outstanding balance, minerality, nuance, purity and complexity and is truly the source for the best Primitivos.

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    Loved for its inky, brambly, fruit-driven wines, the Primitivo grape actually has Croatian origin. Primitivo landed in Italy in the late 1800s and became an important variety in the hot, dry, southern region of Puglia. Here it was named from the Latin word, primativus, meaning "first to ripen." Somm Secret—No one knew Primitivo and Zinfandel were the same until 1994 when DNA profiling at UC Davis finally revealed the link. The grape goes by the name of Tribidrag in Croatia and is a parent to Plavac Mali.

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    Well-suited to the production of concentrated, fruity and spicy red varieties, Puglia is one of Italy’s warmest, most southerly regions. Its entire eastern side is one long coastline bordering the Adriatic Sea. About half way down, the region becomes the Salento Peninsula. This peninsula, bordered by water on three sides, receives moist, nighttime, sea breezes that bring a welcome cooling effect to the region, where little rain creates a challenging environment for its vines. In fact, the region is named for the Italian expression, “a pluvia,” meaning “lack of rain.”

    Puglia’s Mediterranean climate and iron-rich, calcareous soils support the indigenous Primitivo, Negroamaro and Nero di Troia. Primitivo produces an inky, spicy, brambly and ripe red wine whose best expression comes from Manduria. Nero di Troia produces tannic, rustic reds from Castel del Monte DOC while Negroamaro, typically blended with Malvasia nera, plays a large part in may blends made throughout the peninsula.

    Puglia produces a small amount of white wines as well, predominantly made of the fruity, Trebbiano Toscano, or light, Bombino bianco grapes.

    SHR104541_2015 Item# 422495

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