DOPPIO PASSO ORGANIC PRIMITIVO IGT 2021

The Doppio Passo brand is a tribute to Carlo and Maria Botter who, together, founded the company in 1928 Primitivo arrived in Puglia in the C18th via the Dalmatian coast of Croatia. In the early C19th, it was introduced to the United States, under the name Zinfandel earning a reputation as the American 'national grape'. It is a dark, thick-skinned variety known for producing inky, intensely flavoured wines high in flavour.

In Puglia’s hot, sunny Mediterranean climate and mixed sandy, loamy, red volcanic soils Primitivo can be cultivated organically with low yields to intensify flavour and produce velvet tannins. The grapes for the Doppio Passo are hand harvested in two phases. The first at normal maturity is de-stemmed and vinified with 7-8 days of maceration on the skins. Alcoholic and malolactic fermentations take place in steel tanks at a controlled temperature (25-27 ° C). The second part of the grapes are left on the vines for another 10 days in order to have a late harvest; these grapes follow the traditional red vinification. The wine obtained from the first part of the grape carries out a second fermentation on the pomace of the second grapes harvested producing a wine of extra intensity and opulence. Perfect for long lunches it goes well with charcuterie, grilled vegetables, hearty pastas and mature cheese.