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San Marzano · Primitivo di Manduria, Apulia · Italy
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A story in the glass
Sessantanni means sixty years, and this Primitivo takes its name from old vines. San Marzano makes their survival the subject of a wine dedicated to the heritage of alberello cultivation around Manduria.
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The producer identifies vines at least sixty years old, trained in Puglia’s traditional alberello form. The name refers to the age of the plants, rather than time spent storing a bottle. Its significance lies in preserving a particular agricultural inheritance and the knowledge required to continue working with these older vines.
San Marzano began with nineteen growers, and its timeline places Sessantanni’s arrival in 2000. The wine connected the producer’s cooperative origins with an ambition to express Primitivo’s place in regional culture. It offers a way to approach Manduria through continuity of cultivation, as an inherited form of vine growing becomes the subject of a contemporary label.
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Wine character
- Origin
- Primitivo di Manduria, Apulia, Italy
- Producer
- San Marzano
- Grapes
- Primitivo
Aroma and flavour
- dark fruit
- plum
- spice
- cocoa
- vanilla
Best with: beef, steaks, cheese.
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Available at Amarone
Prices and serving options come from Amarone’s current public menu.
San Marzano Sessantanni Primitivo di Manduria