Doppio Passo

Doppio Passo Primitivo

A large selection of Doppio Passo Primitivo wines await you at Vinello – from the new Doppio Passo Rosé to our organic Doppio Passo and our Doppio Passo Magnum. Our Doppio Passo special multi-bottle packs are also very popular.

The home of the Primitivo grape, from which Doppio Passo wine is made, is Apulia on the southern coast of the Adriatic Sea. This is where the Salento Peninsula forms the heel of the Italian 'boot'. Decades ago, the Casa Vinicola Carlo Botter Winery realised that sun was especially loving to the grapevines in Salento. The results are red wines of great intensity, rich in structure and nuances. Thanks to an innovative method, Carlo Botter has been able to extract even more aroma from the grapes for his Doppio Passo Primitivo.

A Doppio Passo is something very special

Doppio Passo can be translated roughly as 'double step'. It describes a very special production process. One portion of the grapes for a Doppio Passo is harvested early, in the second half of August. These grapes are made into red wine according to the classic method with fermentation taking place at a maximum temperature of 28 degrees Celsius and lasting for at least 15 days. Three to four weeks after the first harvest, the rest of the grapes are picked. During the time in between harvests, the sunny Apulian climate has caused the second harvest grapes to lose moisture and concentrate their aromas. Then these well-dried grapes are also fermented. Once this step is completed, the red wine from the first step is added to the mash from the second. A second fermentation begins, during which colourants and aromas are further extracted from the grape skins. The wine becomes more full-bodied and complex. That is how Doppio Passo wine was born.

Doppio Passo as a medium dry red wine, a dry Riserva, Rosé or organic wine

In the Vinello online wine shop, we offer you a complete selection of Doppio Passo wines. You will discover various Doppio Passo Primitivo Salento medium dry red wines. All ear the IGT seal, and some are even offered in organic quality. If you want to buy Primitivo wine that is a bit bolder and contains less residual sugar, then simply look to a Doppio Passo Riserva, which has been matured for a longer period. Along with our Doppio Passo wines, we now also offer you rosato and rosé wines produced with the same method for an unusually complex range of fruit and crisp aromas.

Doppio Passo Primitivo – longer storage potential in the Magnum bottle

The Doppio Passo Primitivo IGT Salento is now also available in a 1.5 l magnum bottle. This large format Doppio Passo is not only a wonderful gift! Especially if you plan to store it a bit longer, the maturation of the wine benefits from the magnum size bottle. Doppio Passo red wine is suitable for longer bottle maturation as a rule. From the time it is bottled, it can mature in the wine cellar for a good seven to eight years if it is properly handled. That makes it worthwhile to take advantage of affordable bulk packs to store and mature in your cellar. The Doppio Passo Primitivo Riserva can also be stored easily for an entire decade. Only the Doppio Passo Primitivo Rosé wine is better enjoyed young and should be served after four or five years at the latest, in contrast to most other rosé wines, which do not store well in general.

Buy Doppio Passo wine: safe, convenient, fast – and simply delicious!

You can buy Doppio Passo from Vinello, your first class online wine shop for wine from Italy on invoice – right from your very first order. In addition, you can also choose from the 15 other payment methods we offer. After all, we want to make absolutely sure that you are satisfied with your Doppio Passo wine. And that is why we offer you a full 28-day money back guarantee – no questions asked. In addition, we also offer you our exclusive Vinello cork guarantee in order to ensure you the safest order possible. All orders from our large selection of wines ship promptly so that you can enjoy your Italian red wine as soon as possible.

Things to know about Doppio Passo

Was ist Doppio Passo?
Doppio Passo ist eine eingetragene Wein-Marke der Casa Vinicola Botter Carlo & C. S.p.A., Fossalta di Piave (VE), IT und der Rotkäppchen - Mumm Sektkellereien GmbH, 06632 Freyburg, DE. Doppio Passo ist ein Wein aus Apulien (Rotwein und Rosato). Er wird in zwei Durchgängen geerntet, einmal in Vollreife und zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt. Doppio Passo Weißwein wir in Sizilien aus der Rebsorte Grillo hergestellt. Doppio Passo ist kein Herstellungsverfahren oder eine Qualitätsbezeichnung für Wein.

Wie lange lässt sich ein Doppio Passo Primitivo Wein lagern?
Ein Doppio Passo Rotwein ist grundsätzlich lange lagerfähig. Ab dem Zeitpunkt der Abfüllung und bei fachgerechter Lagerung (kühl, dunkel, temperaturbeständig) ist eine Lagerung von 7 bis 8 Jahren problemlos möglich. Eine Doppio Passo Riserva übersteht gar ein Jahrzehnt im Weinkeller. Daher sind auch die 1,5 Liter Magnumflaschen eine lohnende Investition, da das größere Volumen den Wein langsamer und gleichmäßiger reifen lässt. Einzig die Doppio Passo Rosato Weine sollten jung getrunken werden und halten sich etwa 2 bis 3 Jahre im Keller.

Welche Rebsorten sind im Doppio Passo enthalten?
Doppio Passo Rotweine sind fast ausschließlich reinsortige Primitivo-Weine. Gelegentlich finden sich aber auch Negroamaro und Malvasia Nera in der Cuvée mit ein, beispielsweise in der Doppio Passo Riserva Brindisi von Carlo Botter.

Zu welchen Speisen passt ein Doppio Passo Primitivo?
Das fruchtige und wohl strukturierte Bouquet eines Doppio Passo Weins harmoniert besonders mit Gegrilltem und dunklem Fleisch. Auch Pastagerichte mit rotem Fleisch und Pilzen sowie Lamm-Schaschlik passen perfekt zu diesem Rotwein. Doppio Passo Rosé tendiert hingegen eher zu Meeresfrüchten und mediterranem Fisch. Ob Rosé oder Rot, trocken oder halbtrocken - die Weine aus Apulien gelten auch solo als absoluter Genuss.

Wo liegt die ideale Trinktemperatur einer Doppio Passo Primitivo?
Die optimale Trinktemperatur eines Doppio Passo Rotwein liegt zwischen 15 und 18°C, während der Rosato zwischen 9 und 12°C sein volles Potential entfaltetet.