Cristiano Guttarolo Joha 2019
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| Management number | 253563379 | Release Date | 2026/10/24 | List Price | CA$13.60 | Model Number | 253563379 | ||
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Joha is an 80% Primitivo, 20% Susumaniello blend from Cristiano Guttarolo's organically farmed vineyards outside Gioia del Colle, on the Murge Plateau in central Puglia. The grapes come from old vines planted on fossilized limestone karst at roughly 400 meters above sea level, where Adriatic breezes keep temperatures cooler than the Pugliese norm. The wine is classified Puglia IGP, as the Susumaniello component takes it outside the Gioia del Colle DOC Primitivo rules.
Winemaking is minimal: the grapes were fermented on the skins for six days, then pressed off to tank where the wine rested until the following spring. Fermentation is spontaneous using native yeasts. The wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered with little to no added sulfites, and malolactic fermentation occurs naturally in tank.
Susumaniello is one of Puglia's rarest indigenous red grapes, historically used as a blending variety in the Brindisi and Salento areas. It brings depth of color, dark berry fruit, and a spicy lift that complements the freshness Primitivo expresses at this elevation. The limestone and karst soils impart a chalky mineral quality and saline edge that sets these wines apart from the denser Primitivo di Manduria bottled on the plains farther north.
Cantine Cristiano Guttarolo is certified organic by Ecocert. Guttarolo has farmed without synthetic chemicals since founding the estate in 2004 and trains his vines using the Guyot method. Wild herbs and cover crops are left to grow throughout the year to encourage soil biodiversity.
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