2019 Rosa del Golfo Primitivo

2019 Rosa del Golfo Primitivo is a red wine from Salento characterized by warmth, smoothness, balance and elegance, born from a short aging in oak barrels. A spicy and Mediterranean bouquet of black fruits, red flowers, wild herbs, pepper and sweet spices animate a velvety, warm, full-bodied, elegant and persistent taste.  With a silky and soft palate, this wine can be enjoyed by itself or with red meats, game and seasoned cheese.

Southern Italy is the toe, heel, and ankle of the Italian “boot” where we find the regions Campania, Basilicata, Puglia, Calabria, and Sicily as well as the distant relative Sardegna. There are scores of fascinating indigenous grape varieties here, different winemaking traditions and styles are defining each region, and the wines are often less expensive than their Northern counterparts. Puglia and Sicily are producing huge volumes of wine, and they are battling to be the second biggest wine producing region in Italy. The hot climate is reflected in the wines and they are famous for their inexpensive, full bodied, warm, and fruit forward red wines based on Primitivo and Nero d’Avola. Less famous yet very interesting are the Sicilian wines from Mount Etna. The higher altitude yields wines that are lighter, fresh and complex.

Two centuries of tradition, passion, history and love for one’s land, for one’s work, for the fruits born from this irresistible mix of emotions, this is the story of the Rosa del Golfo. The family business has its roots over two centuries ago, in the magical and uncontaminated lands of Salento, when the progenitor Leopoldo Calò began to cultivate a small plot of land with vines and olive trees, thus starting to produce wine and oil, kicking off the family tradition that would carry on to the present day.