Paolo leo Passo del Cardinale Primitivo di Manduria 2023

75cl bottle.

Vegan, vegetarian.

A substantially chunky, impressive Primitivo with three months in American oak barriques and 6 months in steel.

Goes great with well-seasoned main courses based on red sauces, meat and roasts; aged cheeses with intense flavours, forest mushrooms and game.

In its fifth generation, Paolo Leo is based in the Salento wine village of San Donaci.The story of this beautiful estate began at the turn of the twentieth century, when Antonio Leo started to vinify the grapes grown in the vineyards of “Masseria Monticello”. The winery has enjoyed constant investment over the years and is today a modern winery, with a barrel room housing 1000 French and American oak barriques. Mainly indigenous grape varieties are grown in the 80 ha of vineyards: Primitivo, Negroamaro,Fiano. The company is certified, BRC/IFS,ICEA Organic, EQUALITAS.