The flagship wine from Jorche is this Primitivo di Manduria made from 40-year-old vines in Salento’s iron-rich soils which presents bold structure and deep ties to its land. The wine receives its aging process for 9 months in barrique and large Italian Botti before it presents an intense ruby red color with garnet reflections. The wine presents dark fruit aromas including berry jam and black plum and warm spices, and its palate offers depth alongside balanced tannins and well-integrated structure. The wine presents a robust Italian red profile that reflects southern Italian traditions through precise winemaking methods.
2020 Jorche Primitivo di Manduria
90 PTS
— Orazio Campoli, September 2026
About the Producer
Jorche works in the Salento, the flat, sun-drenched peninsula at Puglia’s southern tip, where iron-rich red soils and relentless heat give Primitivo and Negroamaro their density. Wood is used to round the wines rather than mask them, so they keep their Mediterranean signature of dark fruit, warm spice and a wild herbal edge while gaining structure and polish.
The flagship Primitivo di Manduria comes from vines around forty years old and ages nine months in a combination of barrique and large Italian botti: deep ruby, with berry jam, black plum and warm spice over balanced tannins. Soltema, from younger Primitivo vines aged nine months in botti, trades power for immediacy, velvety and round. Caleido, a Negroamaro aged 15 months in wood, unites the grape’s intensity with soft edges, plum, black cherry and violet on a silky, savory palate.