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Giovanni Aiello – Chakra Rosso Primitivo Gioia del Colle – 2022
The only label of red wine produced with the region’s main grape i.e. Primitivo, a wine symbolizing Apulian tradition and history interpreted in a modern and refined key giving the grape itself a “new” reputation. All bush-trained vines found in Gioia del Colle with over 60 years of age, we are in the inland part of Bari in the Murge where the soils are clay and tuffaceous matrix give great freshness and minerality. The technique used is that of Vendanges entières learned from Burgundy, which consists of vinifying the grapes in whole bunches so as to give the wine itself excellent aromas, the entire process takes place in barriques and tonneaux of 2nd and 3rd passage without temperature control, after which aging continues in the same containers remaining in contact with the noble lees for 12 months then rests another 6 months in the bottle. A completely new and qualitative version compared to the wine that was produced in the past, you can tell by the aromas of red fruit and spice, warm sip on the palate and full-bodiedness enhance the sensations and persistence.
- Producer: Giovanni Aiello
- Name: Chakra Rosso Primitivo Gioia del Colle
- Grape Variety: 100% Primitivo
- Vintage: 2022
- Alcohol Content: 14,5%
- Bottle Size: 750 ml
- Production:
Productive Notes: whole bunch vinification in used barriques and tonneaux, aging for 12 months in the same containers.
Wine naturally contains solphites
27,00€
1 in stock
Description
Being a promoter of one’s land of birth to the world is not a simple thing, as wonderful as it is, it requires constant commitment and considerable skill in doing so. Giovanni Aiello has decided to be one for Puglia through wine. A land of great natural riches but with still unexpressed potential, he, an ambitious and passionate young man, decides after studying in Conegliano and Udine to leave for an experiential journey around the world (France, California and Australia) in which he acquires techniques and knowledge, before returning home and realizing the dream of producing his own wine. The opportunity arises in the village of Castellana Grotte in the Itria Valley when he takes custody of the vineyards of an elderly couple in their nineties, it is a true natural heritage where the plants are centenary and are found in the so-called “Canale di Pirro” a very suitable area thanks to the karst soils around 300 meters where the various temperature variations create a perfect microclimate for fragrant and tasty wines. Today a family-run business managed with the utmost respect for the territory with the use only of natural compounds, a few hectares are cultivated with all native varieties such as Verdeca, Primitivo, Maruggio and Marchione with vines between 60/100 years old in the classic sapling. Great meticulousness in the work in the cellar where the vinification is partly carried out with whole bunches and small barrels are used in the refinements for a production of around 30,000 bottles per year. As a yoga practitioner he called his selection “Chakra” to symbolize the indissoluble bond between earth and man understood as pure energy among the components for a rapidly growing viticulture in the future. A passion that makes him a pillar for the new direction and makes him in all respects an “Oenologist for Love” as well as his company.
