AKRATOS ROSSO - MATERA PRIMITIVO DOC

RELEVANT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PRODUCT – AKRATOS (Matera Primitivo DOC)

Ingredients: 100% Primitivo grapes
Certifications: Matera Primitivo DOC (Denominazione di Origine Controllata)
Product Format: 0.75 L – European Bordeaux bottle, dark glass, cork closure
Shelf Life: Best consumed within 5–6 years from harvest
Maximum Production Capacity: Approx. 9,000 kg/ha – total volume varies by vintage
Packaging Type: Glass bottle in carton boxes (6 bottles per box – 12-bottle cartons available on request)

Additional Technical Information

• Growing Area: Matera

• Altitude: 70 m a.s.l.

• Planting System: 2.5 x 1 m – 4,000 plants/ha

• Vine Training: Spurred cordon

• Harvesting: Hand-picked

• Vinification: De-stemming and pigeage; maceration and fermentation on the skins for 10–15 days at 22 °C, with 2–3 remontage and 3 delestage operations; soft pressing

• Ageing: 3 months in stainless steel tanks, 12 months in oak barrels, 6 months in bottle

• Colour: Bright ruby red

• Scent: Intense and persistent, with aromas of red fruit and Mediterranean spices

• Taste: Full-bodied, warm, well-structured, and smooth

• Pairings: Ideal with Mediterranean first courses and meat-based second courses

• Serving Temperature: 19–20 °C

• Alcohol: 14% Vol.