Gioia del Colle is one of the most important appellations for Primitivo. It produces a slightly fresher style of wine than in the lower altitude Primitivo di Manduria DOC.
“Very floral, notes of violet. Pretty, lifted. Lots of plum and blackberry, perhaps a little herbal. Some faint tobacco. Very silky in the mouth, smooth and mellow tannin. Moorish. Extremely elegant.”