We are pleased to inform you that Ilmò - Primitivo di Manduria DOP Riserva has been awarded with the Gold Medal at the 2022 Asia Wine Trophy.
Vintage 2018. Important bottle. Sober but precious label, with gold finishes and embossed printing on fine sand-colored paper, which eloquently describes our special terroir of light and stone. terroir di luce e pietra.
- ilMÒ, like MOro (dark), intense, thick.
- ilMÒ, like MOgano (mahogany), the shade of brown tending to red that we find in the glass and describes the maturity of the wine.
- ilMÒ, like MOra (blackberry), one of the most evident scents in this wine, together with other small ripe berries, plum, black cherry, dried fig with almond.
ILMÒ is produced in the heart of the D.O.P. of Primitivo di Manduria, from vines located in very red soils rich in iron oxides, enriched by the presence of limestone rock, stones and fossils.
It is the result of a hand harvest of the grapes, followed by destemming and crushing. After a long fermentation with skin-contact at a controlled temperature, racking follows and then malolactic fermentation. Finally aging follows for at least 9 months in wood, and further months in bottle.
ILMÒ is ideal with grilled meats, mature cheeses with honey and fruit jams. But above all as a "meditation wine" served at 18 ºC, paired with dark chocolate.
Already awarded as 1st BEST RED WINE OF ITALY with 98 points by Luca Maroni, author of the Best Italian Wines Guide 2023.