Primitivo Grape
Black Grape
The Primitivo grape, with black berries, is grown in the regions: Abruzzo, Apulia, Basilicata, Campania, Latium, Molise, Sardinia and Umbria.
Primitivo owes its name to the early ripening of the grapes. The origins are uncertain, even if some believe that the introduction in Puglia dates back to the period of Phoenician colonization or that it was imported from the Illyrians more than two thousand years ago; others claim that it was introduced in the Gioia del Colle area by Benedictine monks who came from Burgundy in the 17th century. What is certain is that at the end of the eighteenth century it was already known by this name in the Apulian countryside; the credit must be attributed to the primicerio Don Francesco Filippo Indellicati who contributed to the spread of the Primitivo after having found and selected it in old vineyards in the Gioia del Colle area. The presence of these original plants suggests that the vine had been cultivated in those areas for some time.
Characteristics of the wine
From the Primitivo vine a very intense dark ruby red wine is obtained. The nose is spicy and fruity. On the palate it is warm, soft, rightly tannic. Of great structure and remarkable persistence.
