This wine is made from old vines that are at least 60 years old and trained on Puglia's traditional alberello bush vine system. These very old vineyards are located in San Marzano and Sava (TA), Salento Puglia, in the central area of the DOP Primitivo di Manduria. The climate is characterised by high temperatures all year round, very little rainfall, and high diurnal temperature differences, which create a long hang time, allowing the fruit to build aromatic complexity and balance freshness. The soil is loam, finely textured and rich in iron oxides that give the topsoil a distinctive red hue. The calcareous subsoil is made up of limestone with few emerging rocks. These old vines produce San Marzano’s top wines as they guarantee low juice yields with a good concentration of polyphenols. The grapes are hand-harvested to preserve the integrity of the fruit.