Primitivo 'Limited Edition' Tenuta Ulisse 2021

Tenuta Ulisse's Primitivo 'Limited Edition' is anall-Abruzzese interpretation of Primitivo grapes, a variety native to Apulia that the Ulisse family interprets according to the characteristics of the Chieti area, the home of Tenuta Ulisse. This winery, founded in 2006 by the Ulisse family, is now run by brothers Antonio and Luigi Ulisse, who have had the merit of investing in the winemaking tradition of Abruzzo but reinterpreting it in a modern key, focusing as much on indigenous grape varieties as on popular international varieties, as well as other allochthonous grapes, including Primitivo.

The 'Limited Edition' Primitivo Tenuta Ulisse is made exclusively from Primitivo grapes grown in the Terre di Chieti area. After the harvest, which is carried out only when the grapes have reached the optimal stage of ripeness, the bunches are first subjected to the operation of crushing-stemming, followed by mashing in stainless steel tanks. Here alcoholic fermentation takes place at a controlled temperature of 24-26 °C, accompanied by 15-20 days of maceration on the skins. This is followed by ageing of part of the mass in French oak barriques, fine containers where the wine stays for several months.

Tenuta Ulisse Primitivo 'Limited Edition' is an intense and consistent purple-red colour with ruby highlights. The nose offers vivid aromas of small berries, plum and cherry jam that meet nuances of spices, cocoa, coffee and tobacco. In the mouth it is intense, warm and full-bodied, with an imposing structure and pleasant softness that are accompanied by tannin integrated into a persistent finish, in which the sensations of ripe fruit and sweet spices previously perceived on the nose return.