2015
Primalaterra 2015
Cilento Aglianico Dop
Primalaterra is the time it takes, the time dictated by the earth and the sky, rather than by men. It is the Aglianico that is free to sleep, to wake up when it wants to, to stretch out a little and calmly, very calmly, come out of the cellar where it has been resting.
Repeated rains in spring, and heat bursts in July during the summer. An August with beautiful temperature swings and a fiery September contributed to a very challenging vintage whose dynamics are reflected in the intense fruit and untamed tannins.
Recommended pairing: Nina Simone and porcini mushroom risotto on winter evenings; Sicilian pasta, stuffed peppers and Anderson Paak’s Malibù from Easter onwards.
Grape variety Aglianico 100%
Rockstoks Paulsen 775 e 1109
Certification Dop
Vineyard Vigna del Ciglio, Comune di Rutino, foglio 12 particelle 20 e 21
Exposure South-southwest
Soil Medium-textured clay-limestone Cilento Flysch
Training System Guyot
Grape yield 3000 kg per hectare
Planting layout and density 220cm between rows, 80/90cm within rows, for 5050 plants per hectare.
Planting Year 2003. 2004, 2010
Harvest Hand picked
Harvest period Terza settimana di settembre
Fermentation Spontaneous
Maceration 20 days in stainless steel tanks
Refinement 22 months in 10.6hl oak barrels, 24 months in bottle”
Filtration 5 micron
Stopper Natural cork
Bottle Burgundy bottle 750ml
Sulfites No sulfites added
Yeast No yeast added
Yield ~ 1400 bottles
SERVING
Serving temperature 15°-16°
Oxygenation 20 minutes
Sediments noticeable, a strainer is recommended
Decanting not necessary, but recommended
ANALYTICAL VALUES
Alcol 14,5%
Reducing sugars 0,6 g/l
Total dry extract 32,8 g/l
Total acidity (tartaric acid) 6,20 g/l
Ph 3,50
Volatile acidity 0.85
Total sulfur dioxide less than 10mg/l – exempt from the obligation to indicate ‘Contains sulfites’ on the label”
Availability
Limited
Few bottles available