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Puglia Flashcards

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Where is Puglia?

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South of Abruzzo, the heel of Italy’s boot.

It is surrounded by the Mediterranean on three sides

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What is the climate in Puglia?

Is rainfall high or low?

Are soils fertile or infertile?

Known for volume or quality?

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Hot mediterranean climate

Rainfall is low (low disease pressure)

Fertile soils

Well suited to high volume production, although there is a movement towards quality to raise prices

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Give the key characteristics of the Primitivo vine

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High yielding
Early budding (prone to frost)
Early ripening (avoids rains)
Drought prone
Poor flowering
Poor fruit set
Uneven ripening
Tendency for fruit to dry on the vine - can give jammy wines
Accumulate sugar quickly
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What training systems would you expect to see for Primitivo vines in Puglia?

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Newer vines for volume production:
Trellised (cordon trained or can pruned with VSP) allowing for mechanisation

Older vines:
Bush vines at low density, providing some shade for the fruit and making the most of low rainfall

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What winemaking processes would you typically expect for inexpensive Primitivo wines from Puglia?

What winemaking processes would you typically expect for premium Primitivo wines?

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Inexpensive:
Warm vinification
7 to 10 day maceration on skins to extract colour tannin and flavour
Short ageing in stainless steel or casks (6 months)

Premium:
Longer maceration on skins for more structure
Aged in French oak for 12 months (adding cost)

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What is the minimum proportion of Primitivo permitted in Primitivo di Maduria DOC?

What is the maximum yield?

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Min. 85% Primitivo

63hl/ha

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What is the minimum ageing requirement for Primitivo di Manduria Riserva DOC?

What is the minimum alcohol level?

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Min. 2.5 years, 9 months in wood

Min. 14% ABV

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What grapes, and in what proportions, are permitted in Gioia del Colle DOC?

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50 to 60% Primitivo
Blended with Sangiovese, Montepulciano and / or Negroamaro
Up to 10% Malvasia

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What is the maximum yield for Gioia del Colle DOC?

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52hl/ha

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What is the minimum ageing requirement for Gioia del Colle Riserva DOC?

What is the minimum alcohol level?

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Min. 2 years

Min. 14% ABV

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Give a tasting note for a typical Gioia del Colle DOC or Primitivo di Manduria Riserva DOC wines based on Primitivo

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Medium (+) to pronounced intensity
Ripe, jammy red cherry, strawberry
Medium acid
Medium to medium (+) tannin
High alcohol
Quality and price vary
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Give the key characteristics of the Negroamaro vine

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High yielding
Good disease resistance
Drought resistant
Widely grown on the western side of the Salento peninsula

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Give a typical tasting note for a Negroamaro wine

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Black plum, black cherry
Medium acidity
Medium (+) tannin
Medium to high alcohol

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What grapes, and in what proportions, are permitted in Salice Salentino DOC?

What is the maximum yield?

How long must Salice Salentino Riserva DOC wines age for?

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Min. 75% Negroamaro (this rises to 90% if the name of the grape is on the label)

84hl/ha (wines can lack concentration)

Min. 2 years, 6 months in large wood casks

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Give a typical tasting note for an Uva di Troia wine

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Medium intensity
Cherry, redcurrant, black pepper
Medium (+) acidity
High tannins (fine grained)

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Give the key characteristics of the Uva di Troia vine

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Late ripening (autumn rain)
Prone to downy mildew
Uneven ripening (many passes at harvest)
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What grapes, and in what proportions, are permitted in Castel del Monte DOC?

What is the maximum yield?

How, and for how long, are most wines typically aged for?

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Min. 90% Uva di Troia (if variety is stated on the label)

91hl/ha (wines can lack concentration)

Mainly aged in stainless steel for a short amount of time e.g. 6 months

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What is the maximum yield for Castel del Monte Riserva DOC?

What is the minimum ageing requirement?

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70hl/ha

Min. 2 years, 1 in wood (barrique or cask)

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What percentage of Puglian wine is PDO level?

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Less than 10%

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What percentage of Puglian wine is simply classified as “wine”?

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60%

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