“Sé" Primitivo Salento IGT 2022

Gianfranco Fino | Puglia
Gianfranco Fino Viticoltore | Via Piave 12 | IT 74028 Sava

15132622 · 0,75 l · 76,00 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately

The self as an extension of consciousness – this is how Gianfranco Fino understands the name of this wine. The place where creativity awakens and the future emerges. A philosophy that suits the man his friends once called "Geriatra del Primitivo": The geriatrician who saves old vines where others uproot them. The adventure began in 2004, when the former olive consultant discovered an overgrown vineyard in Manduria. Fino planted a new vineyard for the Sé, following an ancient pattern: Alberello pugliese, the "rabbit ears" of Salento, with 12,000 vines per hectare. Each vine bears only 400 grams of grapes – concentrated essence instead of mass. The chalky-clay soils and the breeze from the Ionian Sea do the rest. After manual harvest and two to three weeks of maceration, the wine matures for nine months in wood, unfiltered and unfined.

Intense ruby red colour, aromas of ripe cherries and wild berries, Mediterranean herbs, a hint of tobacco. Soft and silky on the palate, with present fruit and surprising freshness despite its southern opulence. The Sé is Fino's more accessible side – but with this craftsman of the vines, "accessible" still means: uncompromisingly good. SUPERIORE.DE

"Bright, rich ruby red colour with a slightly brightening rim. Intense and inviting aroma of ripe cherries and plums, Mediterranean herbs and black pepper as well as hints of leather. Very powerful on the palate with good drinking flow, fine-grained and well-integrated tannins and a long final with a lingering herbal flavour." Falstaff

"Despite its elegant restraint, this slender red wine unfolds a sumptuous blend of plump cherries, raspberries, star anise and cocoa powder on the palate. Long and harmonious, with supple tannins that consolidate the aromatic finish characterised by spices and herbs." Wine Spectator