2021 I Perrini Primitivo Salento IGT

In the southernmost part of the heel of the "Italian boot", otherwise known as the Salento Peninsula of the Puglia region, the Perrini family has been growing grapes and making wine for generations. For many years, most of their fruit was sold off to négociants. Current generation Vito and his sister Mila Perrini set about vinifying their own grapes and converting their 50h to certified-organic viticulture in the 1990s. Their vines average 30-35 years of age in several zones in the hills around Castellaneta, Taranto on a mix of sand, limestone and clay soils. I Perrini produces more than 100K bottles/ yr, which for minimal intervention wines with no additives (sulfur additions don’t even exceed 30mg (micro grams)/L) is a rare feat. But when you meet Vito,  with his worn hands and pensive yet passionate demeanor, you understand just how immersed he is in this way of life . 

You can expect the classic primitivo notes on this wine: wild berries, mint..., but with a brighter lift than its more southern Salento counterparts. It's not brooding or high alcohol, but still smooth and classic.