This Primitivo Riserva "Zolla Series" from Vignetti Del Salento has a ruby red colour with violet reflections. It offers a complex bouquet with notes of cherry, blackberries, black currant combined with spice of vanilla, coffee and toffee. A red with great body, velvet tannins and long persistence. The grapes are carefully selected as over-ripe and from the low yielding vines which are over 30 years old and grow in red soil rich in iron oxides on a layer of calcareous rock. The combination of these elements creates a wine that can enrich the tasting experience beyond the most ambitious expectations. Serving temperature: 16°C to 18°C Area of production: Sava e Manduria, Puglia Varietal: Primitivo Awards: Gold Medal - Mundus Vini 2023 Gold Medal - Berliner Wine Trophy 2023 Gold Medal - The Winehunter Award 2023 93 points - Luca Maroni 2021 Winery Profile: In the Sava area, the climate is typically Mediterranean with long hot summers, but constantly influenced by sea breezes from two seas, which cools the vineyards. Here the area is characterised by brick red soils rich in iron oxides from the underlying limestone that gives these wines great aromatic complexity. Winemaker Profile: The Fantini Group was born in the heart of the Mediterranean, in Abruzzo, in the small town of Ortona. It is here that the largest "Boutique Winery" in Italy is based. The Fantini Group believes in meticulous attention to every single detail, starting from the vineyard. the selection of extraordinary grapes at the origin and the careful processing followed by the team of 21 young winemakers with great international experience, allow to obtain wines of great value, appreciated all over the world. Fantini Group was nominated "Best Producer of Italy" in 2020 by Mundus and also in 2016, 2017 and 2019 by one of the most important sector guides the "Yearbook of the Best Italian Wines" by Luca Maroni; elected "Producer of the Year 2017" by Belgian journalist Alain Bloeykens; in addition, the Edizione Cinque Autoctoni wine - the company's flag - has been judged "best wine of the year" 11 times; over 80 gold medals and international trophies have embellished the company showcase in recent years, including “Wine Spectator Top100”.
