PERSON | More than a person, we are talking about a family, Venetian by origin, already owners of a winery in the province of Verona - Massimago - and now committed to managing this beautiful estate in Puglia that includes a wisely restored masseria, and many hectares of land including forest, olive trees and, of course, vineyards. The Rossi-Chauvenet family acquired an estate dense with history. The masseria was founded in 1881 and for centuries belonged to the Schiavoni family. It seems that the origin of Primitivo in Manduria land started from Cuturi. Don Tommaso Schiavoni Tafuri married the young countess Bianca Sabini of Altamura, who brought Primitivo rootstocks to these parts. The variety adapted well to these soils and this climate, and that's how the famous Puglia wine was born.
VINEYARD | The name of the wine comes from the heart of the estate, a small portion of the vineyard rising in altitude and called Monte dei Diavoli. Located at 117 metres above sea level, in a plot that receives daily breezes from the winds, starting with the libeccio. The soil is clay and limestone, and the planting density is 4,500 plants per hectare. Beyond the winds, the plants are kissed by constant sunshine and are affected by the proximity of the sea.
WINE | The result of hand-harvesting and rigorous selection on the vine, Monte Diavoli ferments in steel and undergoes maceration for about 30 days, with continuous pumping over. It is aged for about two years in 10-hectolitre French oak barrels. The nose is an explosion of red fruits, in which ripe cherry, strawberry and blackberry stand out. It does not lack spicy touches of tobacco and resin, but above all iodine, which anticipates a warm, powerful, enveloping mouth, but perfectly balanced by a thread of acidic freshness, but above all by a disarming sapidity. A wine that, despite its 15% alcohol content, manages to maintain a great drinkability and a very pleasant juiciness.
