San Marzano 60 Sessantanni Old Vines Primitivo di Manduria 2019

From Cantine San Marzano, the 60 Sessantanni Old Vines Primitivo di Manduria 2019 is a bold red wine that balances power with elegance. On the nose, it opens with bright cherries and sweet plum jam, layered with hints of liquorice, sandalwood and cinnamon. The palate follows with a rich, full body and smooth texture, delivering an intense hit of ripe dark berries and a very long finish.

Crafted using grapes harvested from 60 to 100 year old vines, this Primitivo comes from the 40 hectare Valle del Sessantanni (“Sixty-Year-Old Valley”) vineyard, one of the oldest in San Marzano. The site’s bush vines were abandoned before being discovered and rehabilitated by Cantine San Marzano. Here, terra rossa (“red soil”) rich in iron gives the vineyard its striking colour, while the warm climate provides ideal growing conditions for the Primitivo grape.

Key features

• Primitivo di Manduria red wine from Cantine San Marzano
• Vintage: 2019
• Aromas of bright cherries, sweet plum jam, liquorice, sandalwood and cinnamon
• Rich, full-bodied palate with a smooth texture
• Intense ripe dark berry character and a very long finish
• Made from grapes harvested from 60 to 100 year old vines
• From the 40 hectare Valle del Sessantanni vineyard
• Grown on iron-rich terra rossa (“red soil”) in a warm climate