Fatalone - Teres Primitivo 2021 (750ml)

Azienda Agricola Petrera Pasquale has been making wine in the Gioia del Colle region since the late 1800's. As with many wineries in the area, only 5 generations later did the family begin bottling, and the first bottles of 'Fatalone' were produced in 1987. A winery with intense dedication to the earth, their certified organic farming practices prove to make exceptional Primitivo Gioia del Colle in three different tiers, and one bianco made from the local Greco grape. A series of several biodynamic philosophies lead Pasquale in his practices, and it is not so farfetched to learn that the oak-aged wine is accompanied by calm music, when tasting the lively yet serious wines from this house. All of the wines see only stainless steel during fermentation, and when oak is used, it is always large and very old Slavonian oak. Sulfites are not used during vilification, and only a minimum but stabilizing amount is used at bottling, leading to a purity of fruit, earth, and elegance that can only be experienced on the tongue. Naturally, this line of wines can surely compete with some of the greatest wines of Italy and is serious enough to be drank for years and years to come.

Wine Notes: Fatalone’s Teres Primitivo is a unique and delicious light red wine that comes from only the free-run must of the Racemi, which is the juice of the second budding fruit of the Gioia del Colle Primitivo plant (yielding only 1200-1880 kg/hectare), which has less of a full-body character, a more delicate palate, and a lovely sweet and floral smell. The whole berries only spent 36 hours with the skins, continued natural fermentation, and then had 6 months of aging. Teres is a fresh, mineral driven light red wine full of strawberry, cranberry, raspberry, red currant and a green almond aftertaste with a mineral driven freshness and light balsamic notes. A remarkably versatile wine to enjoy year round.