MIRO, 2023, Puglia, Italy

Producer: Cristiano Guttarolo

Grape: Primitivo and Montepulciano

Soil: karst soils

Daytime temperatures are cooler than usual thanks to a strong breeze from the sea, while the site’s elevation offers a fluctuation between day and night temperatures, allowing the grapes to ripen fully while retaining freshness and finesse. While the wines are unmistakably Pugliese, full of wild, sun-drenched fruit, they have a balance often missing around here, one that allows the grape and place to sing and the drinker to enjoy the beautiful minerality that karst soils bring.

From his youngest vines of Primitivo, this spent just four days on skins, with fermentation and élevage in stainless steel, where it rested until the following May. It is light, bright and crunchy, full of tart young fruit.