Cantine Paolo Leo “Apassitivo” Primitivo, Puglia

From a 5th generation family winery deep in Puglia.  This wine owes its rich, complex flavours to the apassimento process which involves withering fruit on the vine by twisting the bunches' stems for 12 days before harvest.  This cuts them off from their water supply, concentrating the juice by around 30% and creating a unique and profound style of Primitivo.  It is deeply coloured with a nose of sweet dried fruits - prunes and raisins, wood-smoke, leather and chocolate. On the palate it is full bodied with a broad texture and dark flavours.  Balanced and long. ABV 14.5%