Winery Castello MonaciPrimitivo Salento Artas
Red wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Primitivo.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
The Primitivo Salento Artas of the Winery Castello Monaci is in the top 30 of wines of Salento.
Taste structure of the Primitivo Salento Artas from the Winery Castello Monaci
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Primitivo Salento Artas of Winery Castello Monaci in the region of Puglia is a powerful.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Primitivo Salento Artas of Winery Castello Monaci in the region of Puglia often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or tobacco.
Food and wine pairings with Primitivo Salento Artas
Pairings that work perfectly with Primitivo Salento Artas
Original food and wine pairings with Primitivo Salento Artas
The Primitivo Salento Artas of Winery Castello Monaci matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of bernard's potée, special' tagliatelle carbonara or braised lamb with peppers.
Discover the grape variety: Primitivo
From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Primitivo Salento Artas from Winery Castello Monaci are 2012, 2013, 2011, 2017 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Castello Monaci
The Winery Castello Monaci is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 27 wines for sale in the of Salento to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Salento
The wine region of Salento is located in the region of Pouilles of Italy. We currently count 851 estates and châteaux in the of Salento, producing 2704 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Salento go well with generally quite well with dishes .
The wine region of Puglia
Puglia (Apulia to many English speakers) is a Long, slender wine region in the extreme Southeast corner of Italy's "boot". To use the shoe analogy often used to illustrate the shape of Italy, Apulia extends from the tip of the heel to the mid-calf, where the spur of the Gargano Peninsula juts out into the Adriatic Sea. The heel (the Salento peninsula) occupies the southern half of the region and is of great importance for the identity of Puglia. Not only are there cultural and geographical differences from Northern Puglia, but the wines are also different.
The word of the wine: Physiological maturity
The stage of ripeness of the grape berry when it has reached an optimal weight and when the sugar and acidity levels have stabilized.
