Riserva
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 3–10 years from vintage.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Slow-cooked beef braised in red wine, Grilled lamb chops with rosemary, Aged Pecorino or Primo Sale cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Borgo del Mandorlo Riserva represents the classic expression of Primitivo di Manduria DOC in Apulia, southern Italy. The vineyards benefit from a hot Mediterranean climate with intense sun exposure and red, iron-rich soils clay over limestone bedrock. Named after historic almond groves integrated among ancient vines, the wine is crafted from 100% Primitivo grapes. Harvested at full ripeness, the grapes undergo temperature-controlled maceration followed by extended oak aging, imparting complex notes of dried fruit, sweet spices, and vanilla while preserving the wine's characteristic rich warmth and velvety texture.
🍾 About the Producer
Borgo del Mandorlo is a dedicated regional label developed by Schenk Italian Wineries, a historic wine group founded in 1952 and headquartered in Ora (Auer), South Tyrol. Created to celebrate the viticultural heritage of southern Italy's Salento peninsula, the project takes its name from local legend and the Fonte Pliniana near Manduria, where a lone almond tree grows from subterranean limestone. Sourced from partner growers across Taranto and Lecce, the vineyards thrive under Mediterranean heat tempered by maritime breezes, rooted in clay-limestone and classic terra rossa soils. Viticulture leans toward sustainable management of bush-trained (alberello pugliese) and trellised Primitivo vines. Cellar practices emphasize temperature-controlled vinification with selected partial drying (appassimento) methods to maximize polyphenolic ripeness while preserving freshness. The estate benchmark remains the Borgo del Mandorlo Primitivo di Manduria DOC and its oak-matured Riserva, celebrated for plush dark plum, dried fig, and sweet spice profiles.
🍇 Grapes
100% Primitivo
🍷 ABV
14.5%