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WORLD CLASS WINES OF MANDURIA, PUGLIA
A DEEP PASSION FOR QUALITY
Since 2004, Gianfranco Fino’s focus has been about quality
NO COMPROMISES, NO SHORT-CUTS, AND OBSESSIVE ATTENTION TO HIS VINEYARDS
The payoff of meticulously tending to his vineyards is well worth his efforts
HIS WINES CONSISTENTLY RECEIVE 90+ RATINGS FROM HIGHLY-REGARDED CRITICS
PRISTINE PLANTINGS IN PUGLIA
Gianfranco Fino strived to find the perfect combination of
characteristics in his vineyards in Puglia
Vine maturity
Bush cultivation in red soil
Great planting density
Controlled vigor
Proper clonal selection
THE PHILOSOPHY OF QUALITY
UNPARALLELED CONCENTRATION
OF FLAVOR
OPTIMAL PHENOLIC MATURATION
MAXIMUM EXPRESSION OF TERROIR
Achieved by letting grapes dry on vines
Hand-harvested over weeks, taking special care to
evaluate ripeness of each bunch
Through minimal contact with new and inert oak
“ES” PRIMIVITO DI MANDURIA DOC
Cultivated in the red soils of Agro di Manduria
$90 SRP
Named to honor Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis.
Freud defines "Es" as instinct and wild passion; a passion which does not give in to rules or compromises, and submits to one principle only: pleasure.
IT IS THE EXPRESSION OF PRIMAL INSTINCT INTO WINE
100% Primitivo
Grapes are lightly dried while still on the vine
Harvested by hand at the end of August
“JO” NEGROAMARO SALENTO IGT
Light drying of the grapes while on vine
$90 SRP
“Jo” derives from the Italian and Latin name for the Ionian sea that near the coast of Manduria
Harvested in September
Macerated in stainless steel tanks for 3-4 wks
Aged in French oak barriques
50% NEW 50% ONCE USED BARRELS
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