Bella Modella, Primitivo, IGT Puglia, Italy, 2021

Producer Profile

Taking a thoroughly contemporary approach, Bella Modella creates a fine yet affordable style of modern still wines and Prosecco.

The range includes the value focused Figlia, the butterfly inspired la Farfalla, and the Modella Prosecco with its stylish design and deliciously frothy, fruit filled character it is the perfect model of Prosecco.

Viticulture

Medium-textured soil, deep on a tufaceous limestone substrate. Mild and slightly rainy winters. Hot and dry summers but with good ventilation.

Winemaking

Manual grape harvest, soft pressing and fermentation with maceration for 8-10 days to obtain the right colour intensity. Use of selected yeasts and fermentation at controlled temperature below 28 ° C. Storage in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperature below 20 ° C to protect the wine with nitrogen to avoid the oxidative effect of the air. Ageing in steel for at least 6 months before bottling. Stabilization and cold bottling by means of isobaric filler.

Oak Ageing

No oak ageing

Tasting Note

This beautifully crafted, noble native wine of Puglia is a full and rounded red. Posessing a rich intensity of flavour, it is the model of a perfectly formed Primitivo.

Food Matching

Suitable for main courses based on red meats, roasts, game and tasty cheeses.

Varieties:
Primitivo 100%

 

ABV
13.5%

Closure
Screw cap

Colour
Red

Style
Still wine