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PietraPura Mandus Primitivo di Manduria DOC

A brand of Rocca delle Macìe, not an estate

Grape
Primitivo
Denomination
Primitivo di Manduria DOC
Region
Puglia
ABV
14%
Drink
Now to 2028

PietraPura Mandus is a Primitivo di Manduria DOC from Rocca delle Macìe's Puglia line. Ripe cherry and plum meet cocoa and vanilla from four months in French oak. Full, smooth and 14%, it suits meat ragù, game and aged cheese.

Price
£18.30

2024 · 75cl · checked 27 Oct · Delivery usually £16.90, free over £129

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Where to buy Primitivo di Manduria DOC Mandus PietraPura

£18.30 price · 1 retailer in stock · checked 27 Oct 2026

One shop sells this wine in the UK, so there is no price to compare between shops. Each price is the one on its page today, read daily.

Vino.com Best price 2024 · 75cl · checked 27 Oct · Delivery usually £16.90, free over £129 Code WINE6R8T: £17 off your first wine order with £180 minimum spend, until 13 Jan 2028
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Tasting Notes

Ripe cherry, plum and cocoa in PietraPura Mandus

Mandus is a Primitivo di Manduria DOC made for Rocca delle Macìe's PietraPura line. Four months in French oak barriques add cocoa and vanilla to its ripe cherry and plum.

Tasted by
ItalianWines editorial, from the producer's notes
Vintage in glass
2024
Source
Producer notes · confidence High
Typical of Primitivo
Body Light / Full
Tannins Smooth / Grippy
Sweetness Dry / Sweet
Acidity Soft / Crisp
Nose

Ripe cherry and plum lead, with cocoa and vanilla from four months in French oak barriques. Drinkers pick out the oak and dark fruit most, with dried plum and a touch of leather behind them. The producer's own note for Mandus names the same cherries, plums, cocoa and vanilla.

CherryCherry
PlumPlum
PrunePrune
OakOak
SpicySpicy
VanillaVanilla
CocoaCocoa
Palate

The wine is full and smooth, with the structure PietraPura promises. The grapes soak on their skins at a controlled temperature, then get a gentle pressing, so the tannins are firm but fine rather than rough. Acidity stays fresh enough to keep the ripe fruit from feeling heavy. At 14%, the 2024 carries some warmth through the middle.

Finish

Ripe fruit and sweet spice return on a long, warm finish.

Overall

Mandus is the standard Primitivo di Manduria in PietraPura's range, below the Cotis Riserva, and it is made to drink young. Choose it for ripe fruit, vanilla and a soft feel with a meat ragù or a game stew.

Live UK pricing

The 2024 Mandus offer from Vino.com

Vino.com is the only UK shop we track with the 2024 Mandus in stock, so there is no price to compare between shops. Check the shop's delivery charge before you order.

Best price · 75 cl · 2024 £18.30 at Vino.com
75cl · 2024 available from Vino.com £18.30, in stock
Vintages live 2024 Current release: 2024
Per-litre (75cl · 2024 basis) £24.40 Lowest current 75cl · 2024 offer
Last checked 27 Oct 2026 Refreshed once every 24 hours
Wine fit score

Where PietraPura Mandus fits your table

Mandus puts ripe fruit, a smooth feel and a touch of vanilla first. Choose it for a hearty meal rather than for keeping.

Best intro to this style 8.5/10

Ripe fruit, vanilla and a soft feel make Mandus an easy first Primitivo di Manduria, though its 14% strength needs a meal beside it.

Best with food 8.0/10

Mandus works best with meat sauces, game and aged cheese; its weight and oak limit lighter matches such as fish or salads.

Best value 7.2/10

At the current Vino.com price, Mandus sits a little below the middle of the Primitivo di Manduria wines we track in stock, a fair price for the quality.

Best everyday bottle 6.8/10

Modestly priced and easy to like, Mandus suits a weeknight ragù; the 14% strength and robust style make it less flexible than a lighter red.

Best for an occasion 4.0/10

Mandus is the standard DOC in its line rather than the Riserva, so it fits a hearty dinner better than a special bottle.

Best for cellar 3.0/10

Primitivo di Manduria DOC sets no minimum ageing and Mandus spends only four months in oak, so it is made for drinking within about three years.

Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our Wine Fit Score methodology.

Denomination Compliance Snapshot

Primitivo di Manduria in five fields

A compact view of what the Primitivo di Manduria denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.

Allowed grapes
1 varieties listed
This bottle: Primitivo.
Minimum ageing
No statutory minimum
Producers release on their own schedule; 4 to 6 months in steel is typical.
Region / area
Taranto and Brindisi: the Ionian flank of the Salento around Manduria
Source: Disciplinare.
Style
DOC · Primitivo di Manduria
Minimum ABV at this colour: 13.5%.
Classification
DOC (Denominazione di Origine Controllata)
What that means →
Vintages

PietraPura Mandus in 2024

The 2024 is bottled at 14% after about four months in barriques. It is made to drink young, so open it now or within the next three years.

2024 Current release
Best price
£18.30
Retailers
1 in stock
ABV
14.0%
Window
Drink now through 2028

The 2024 is made to drink young. It spends about four months in French oak barriques, then goes to bottle. Open it now or within about three years.

2024 Current release
Best price
£18.30
Retailers
1 in stock
ABV
14.0%
Window
Drink now through 2028

The 2024 is made to drink young. It spends about four months in French oak barriques, then goes to bottle. Open it now or within about three years.

Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.

The disciplinare, the place, the label

Primitivo di Manduria DOC, the Salento's ripe red

Primitivo di Manduria DOC covers vineyards around Manduria, on the Ionian side of the Salento in the provinces of Taranto and Brindisi. The rules ask for at least 13.5% alcohol, and Mandus sits at 14%.

01

DOC, DOCG, IGT: what the badges mean

Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.

Primitivo di Manduria is in the DOC tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.

02

The denomination rules, in detail

  • Allowed grapes. 1 varieties listed in the disciplinare
  • Yield ceiling. 9.0 tonnes per hectare
  • Minimum ABV. 13.5% vol
  • Minimum ageing. No statutory minimum - producers release on their own schedule
  • Tasting panel. No mandatory pre-release tasting
03

Region and area context

Primitivo di Manduria falls within Puglia, covering Taranto and Brindisi: the Ionian flank of the Salento around Manduria.

Primitivo di Manduria DOC zone Wine route in the zone

Wine route in the zone: Salento Negroamaro and Primitivo Trail.

04

Reading the label

  • PietraPuraBrand, not an estate
  • PrimitivoGrape varieties
  • Primitivo di Manduria DOCGeographic indication and quality tier
  • 2024Vintage (year of harvest)
  • 14.0% volAlcohol by volume
05

What sits behind the price of Primitivo di Manduria DOC Mandus PietraPura

Tracked from
£18.30
Direction
Mostly cost up
Drivers
4 up / 2 down
Main factor
UK duty and VAT inside the £18.30
  1. 01

    Four months in French oak barriques

    Cost up

    PietraPura ages Mandus for about four months in small French oak barrels, which cost more than tanks and hold the wine back from sale for a season.

  2. 02

    Grapes chosen by Rocca delle Macìe's team

    Cost up

    The Primitivo comes from vineyards picked by Rocca delle Macìe's technicians, and the estate's winemaker Luca Francioni oversees the wine from fermentation to bottling in Puglia.

  3. 03

    UK duty and VAT inside the £18.30

    Cost up

    At 14%, a 75cl bottle pays about £3.22 of duty (0.75 litres x 14% x £30.62 per litre of pure alcohol). VAT is a sixth of the price, about £3.05, so roughly £6.27 of the £18.30 is tax.

  4. 04

    One shop sending it from Italy

    Cost up

    Vino.com is the only UK shop we track with Mandus in stock, so no competing offer pulls the £18.30 price down. Delivery from Italy is charged on top.

  5. 05

    No minimum ageing under the DOC rules

    Cost down

    Primitivo di Manduria DOC sets no minimum ageing, so the 2024 Mandus could be sold within about two years of harvest with little cellar time to finance.

  6. 06

    A brand line, not an estate of its own

    Cost down

    PietraPura is a line Rocca delle Macie makes with partner wineries in Puglia, from grapes selected in the Salento. So the price carries no estate land or vineyard staff of its own.

01

Four months in French oak barriques

Cost up

PietraPura ages Mandus for about four months in small French oak barrels, which cost more than tanks and hold the wine back from sale for a season.

Food Pairing

Meat ragù, game and aged cheese with Mandus

The producer suggests meat sauces, game and mature cheese, and the wine's ripe fruit and fine tannins back that up. Keep fierce chilli away from its 14% warmth.

Body matching Strong match

Meat ragù with the weight of Mandus

A slow-cooked meat sauce has the richness this full Primitivo needs. Its ripe cherry and plum stay clear beside the meat, while the fine tannins and 14% warmth match the sauce rather than fight it.

Try with: Ragu alla bolognese · Lasagna · Agnello Ragu Lucano · More pairings →

Tannin softening Strong match

Game and slow-cooked red meat

Game is the producer's own suggestion for Mandus. The meat's protein softens the firm tannins, and the wine's cocoa and vanilla sit well against the deeper flavour of a venison or pheasant dish.

Try with: Venison Stew · Roast Pheasant · Sunday Roast Beef · More pairings →

Salt balance Good match

Aged cheese against the ripe fruit

Salty, mature cheese makes the ripe fruit in Mandus taste sweeter and rounder. The fat in the cheese smooths the grip of the tannin, and the wine has enough weight to hold up to a strong cheddar.

Try with: Strong cheddar cheese · Lancashire Cheese · Red Leicester · More pairings →

Aromatic bridge Good match

Roast and barbecued meat for the oak

The vanilla and cocoa from four months in barriques echo the char on roast or barbecued meat. The ripe fruit then does the job a sweet glaze would, so the plate needs no extra sauce.

Try with: BBQ ribs · Pulled pork · Roast pork · More pairings →

Avoid Clash

Keep Mandus away from fierce chilli and light fish

Hot chilli makes this 14% Primitivo feel hotter and its tannins harsher. Delicate fish is the other poor match, because the wine's weight and oak flatten it.

Skip with: Vindaloo · Thai green curry · Grilled sea bass · Pairing guide →

Drinking + cellar

Opening PietraPura Mandus 2024

Mandus is not a cellar wine. Primitivo di Manduria DOC sets no minimum ageing, and the wine spends only four months in oak, so drink the 2024 within about three years.

Drinking window
2026 → 2028

Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.

Decanting
1 hour

A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.

Serving temperature
16-18°C

Aim for the cooler end on a warm day; warmer end opens up more aromatics.

Cellar potential
Low

Primitivo di Manduria DOC sets no minimum ageing and Mandus spends only four months in oak, so it is made for drinking within about three years.

Buy now or wait?
Buy now

£18.30 for a 75cl bottle of the 2024, at Vino.com, is the best price we track, and we have no signal of further discounting.

Sources & trust

The sources behind PietraPura Mandus

Prices & stock

Read directly from each retailer’s public product page once a day. Last refresh: 27 Oct 2026, 02:43 BST. We do not hold stock and we do not accept payment for placement.

Confidence · High
Who owns this label

The name on the label is a brand of Rocca delle Macìe, not the estate that grew the grapes. PietraPura is a brand of Rocca delle Macìe, the Castellina in Chianti wine house, which holds the PIETRAPURA trademark and presents the line on its own site as made with Apulian partner wineries. How we tell estate, shop and brand labels apart.

Confidence · High
Tasting notes

Based on the producer's published tasting notes.

Confidence · High
Appellation rules & ageing

From the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.

Confidence · High
Why it costs what it costs

Our reading of the price, drawn from the disciplinare, public UK duty rates, and typical landed-cost benchmarks. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.

Confidence · Medium
Drink window & cellar potential

Style guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.

Confidence · Medium
Related

The grape, the zone and the brand behind Mandus

Grapes
Primitivo
Denomination
Primitivo di Manduria DOC
Region
Puglia Region guide

Common Questions

PietraPura is a brand of Rocca delle Macìe, the Zingarelli family's Chianti Classico estate in Tuscany. The grapes are chosen in the Salento area of Puglia, and the wine is made and bottled there under the estate's winemaker, Luca Francioni.

Ripe cherry and plum lead, with cocoa and vanilla from four months in French oak barriques. It is full and smooth, with firm but fine tannins and a warm 14% finish.

It is 100% Primitivo from the Primitivo di Manduria DOC zone around Manduria in Puglia. Primitivo is the same grape as California's Zinfandel.

No. Mandus is the standard Primitivo di Manduria DOC in the PietraPura line. Cotis is the Riserva, which must age for at least two years before sale, and it costs more.

Meat ragù, lasagna, game stews and aged cheese suit its weight and ripe fruit. Serve it at 16 to 18°C, and keep it away from very hot chilli dishes, which make its 14% alcohol feel hotter.

Vino.com lists the 2024 at the price shown on this page and ships it to the UK with duty paid. It is the only shop we track with the wine in stock, so there is no price comparison between sellers.

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