Gianfranco Fino 'ES' Primitivo

Gianfranco Fino 'ES' Primitivo

Primitivo di Manduria "Es" by Gianfranco Fino is a wine that can be placed in an innovative area, while maintaining its tradition intact. The traditional side is found in its design, a blend of grapes from different vineyards, as it always used to do in these parts, and mix in the typical body-power that imposes the denomination; the most original, however, is in exemplary balance between structure, vein alcohol, acidity and flavor that, combined with extremely fine tannins and a manual use of wood, makes it easier to sip, but in a framework of intensity, amplitude and duration of olfactory really classy. In this consisted the great challenge of Gianfranco Fino, a young winemaker with solid technical skills and an heavy curriculum on his shoulders: a comparison with the complex and rich tradition of Manduria. A project started from scratch and slowly matured, which is perfectly able to synthesize a set of innovation and local roots, giving life to a great wine. Also the range taste-olfactory is astonishing in this Primitivo "Es", ranging from fresh and ripe fruit and sweet spices, to the Mediterranean scents: a complex , rich, elegant wine, with a very large class.

Tasting Notes 

Rich and intense, with scents of ripe black fruits, pepper, balsamic herbs, licorice, chocolate, noble woods and sweet spices

Vigorous, powerful, smooth and concentrated, with exuberant and long aromas and an elegant freshness.

Grape: Primitivo

Ageing: 9 months in small oak barrels, new for the 50%, and at least 9 months in bottle

Pairing: Perfect wine to combine with first and second courses based on red meats. In particular, it can be paired with one of the most typical dishes of Salento or the pieces of horse meat with sauce.

Serving temperature: 15ºC