Red wine · Primitivo Salento IGP
Vivo
By Romaldo Greco · Puglia, Italy
Primitivo Salento IGP 'Vivo' from Azienda Romaldo Greco, in Salento (Puglia). 100% Primitivo aged 12 months in stainless steel vats: ruby robe with violet highlights, intense nose of raspberry and blackcurrant, supple and round palate with soft, enveloping tannins.
13,5 % volABV
Salento IGPAppellation
PrimitivoGrape variety
RedColour
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ITasting notes
Profileindicative profile, typical of a Primitivo del Salento
Body
LightPowerful
Tannins
SuppleTannic
Acidity
LowBright
Sweetness
DrySweet
Aromatic intensity
SubtleIntense
Tasting
Appearance
Ruby with violet highlights.
Nose
Elegant and intense: raspberry, blackcurrant, morello cherry and plum, with spicy touches.
Palate
Supple and round, with soft, enveloping tannins, and a long, persistent finish.
Aromas
RaspberryBlackcurrantMorello cherryPlumSpice
Pairings
Red meatSpicy tomato pastaGrilled vegetablesMatured cheese
IIMaking & terroir
- Terroir
- Seclì (Lecce, Salento) — ~76 m, clay soils, east-facing
- Grape variety
- Primitivo 100 %, vines planted in 2005
- Winemaking
- Stainless steel vats at 22 °C, 15 days of maceration, spontaneous malolactic fermentation
- Maturation
- 12 months in stainless steel vats, unoaked
IIIThe producer
Azienda Agricola Romaldo Greco, a family estate founded in 1973 in Seclì (Lecce), in Salento, showcases Puglia's native grape varieties — Negroamaro and Primitivo — across ~13 hectares.
VSpecifications
- Origin
- Puglia, Italy
- Format
- 75 cl bottle
- Packaging
- Case of 6
- Storage
- Away from light and heat
- Reference
- VIN-008
Information
- Colour
- Red
- Grape variety
- Primitivo (100 %)
- Appellation
- Primitivo Salento IGP
- ABV
- 13,5 % vol
- Serving temperature
- 16–18 °C
- Cellaring potential
- 3 to 5 years
The wine