Cantele Primitivo Salento 2007
Posted By Joel on August 25, 2010
Cantele Primitivo Salento 2007, IGT
I’ve been always fascinated with transformations.
How the Beatles got from Rubber Soul to The White Album.
The way my body is now more efficient pedaling the bike on last year’s 20 mile route.
The Cantele story tells of transformation, too: how a family from northern Italy finds their way to the Salento Peninsula in the late 1950’s, and in choosing it as a location for a new family project, becomes ready to adopt a new land.
And, out of that story, is born another transformation: how rustic Primitivo becomes the stunning expression of elegance that is Cantele Primitivo Salento 2007.
The Salento Peninsula stretches itself for more than a hundred kilometers to form Puglia’s southernmost point, a region where Primitivo flourishes and home to Cantele. The Cantele estate totals approximately 30 hectares and includes a new winery complex. Cantele specializes in Primitivo and Negromaro wines, with international varietals playing important roles in some Cantele bottlings.
Made from 100% Primitivo grapes, Cantele Primitivo Salento is fermented with skins for 5-7 days. The wine is then matured in barrique for 6 months.
Tasting Notes / Impressions:
Intense ruby color with pretty shades of rose and light purples. Immaculate black and red berries, mineral, plum, floral notes transfer well to palate. Cherry notes emerge as the wine opens up. An effortlessly elegant, focused fullness in the mouth. Beautifully balanced, soft tannins, and an easy, pleasant finish hinting of floral-spice incense.
Food Pairing Suggestions:
MEATS: red meats, especially sausages or lamb; PASTA: lasagne or rigatoni with meat sauce; orecchiette with sausages and broccoli rapini; VEGETARIAN: baked penne with mushrooms and cheeses; baked rigatoni or lasagna with marina, mozzarella, herbs; eggplant parmigiana; orecchiette with broccoli rapini; CHEESES: pecorino, provolone, mozzarella, ricotta salata
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About the author
Joel
Joel Mack has worked for a celebrated importer / distributor of Italian wines and continues to study the wines and winemaking of Italy. He has advised many restaurants in making their Italian wine list selections and has provided training to restaurant staff. Today, Joel conducts wine classes and leads specialized private and corporate tastings of Italian wines. Joel carried out his higher education at a highly regarded College of Music and continues to extend an artistic point of view to Italian wine, balanced with factual information about wine, its nature and identity. By day, he applies his time to collaborative software technology. Joel can be contacted at joel@vintrospective.com.Comments
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Hi Joel,
thanks a lot for your post and the good review. I’m really happy you like our Primitivo, above all when you talk about elegance. That is our philosophy: no slow maturation of the grapes but a right harvest to keep a good acidity, a good freshness and a restrained alcohol content. Pleasantness is the “password”
Bye!
Hi Paolo, you’re welcome, the pleasure was all mine ! Your Salento is a great wine and I totally enjoyed the tasting
I am looking forward to more of Cantele wines ! — Joel.