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Doppio Passo's Riserva is a soft, ripe Primitivo di Manduria from the Botter family's brand. Two years' ageing with nine months in wood give blackberry, cherry, vanilla and toast at 14.5%. UK prices from £15 at Vinatis and Vino.com.
Doppio Passo ferments the grapes under a submerged cap of skins for 12 to 15 days to keep the tannins gentle, then ages the wine two years with nine months in wood. The notes below add what Callmewine's tasters and Vino.com's 129 customer ratings found.
Blackberry, cherry and ripe fruit come first, in Doppio Passo's own words. Spice, toast and vanilla from the nine months in wood show more as the wine ages. Callmewine's tasters in Milan add cherry in spirit, sweet spices, cocoa and a whiff of Mediterranean scrub. Vino.com lists the aromas as ripe cherry and blackberry.
Toasted bread
Blackberry
Blackcurrant
Cherry
Plum
Spicy
Vanilla
CocoaFull, warm and soft at 14.5%, with velvety tannin. The grapes ferment for 12 to 15 days under a submerged cap of skins, a method Doppio Passo says it uses to keep the tannins gentle. The 2022 fruit was picked from the last week of August in a hot, dry year with small crops and very ripe grapes. Expect jammy plum and blackberry rather than freshness.
Medium-long, sweet-spiced and a little toasty from the oak, with the cocoa note Callmewine picks up. Vinatis's customers rate it 17.3 out of 20 from 11 reviews.
A soft, generous Primitivo Riserva from Botter's Doppio Passo brand, aged to the legal minimum for a Riserva: two years' ageing, at least nine months of it in wood. Vino.com's customers rate it 4.4 out of 5 from 129 ratings, and Italian critic Luca Maroni gave the 2021 98 points. Drink the 2022 by 2030 with roast pork, meat sauces or aged cheese.
Two shops we track list the 2022: Vinatis at £15.44, dropping to £13.64 a bottle for two or more, and Vino.com at £16 on offer, down from £17. Both ship from the Continent, so check delivery charges on small orders.
Four scores out of ten, from how well it suits a beginner to how well it suits a weeknight. Doppio Passo's Riserva scores highest as an introduction to Primitivo and for value at £15, then for food and everyday drinking.
Velvety tannin, ripe blackberry and cherry, vanilla and a warm finish: the style most new red-wine drinkers like first. Vinatis calls it a customer top-rated wine.
From £15 at Vinatis for a DOC Riserva with two years' ageing, and £16 on offer at Vino.com. Vino.com's customers rate it 4.4 from 129 ratings and Luca Maroni gave the 2021 98 points.
Soft, full and ripe: made for roast pork, meat sauces, stews and hard cheese. Too big and too jammy for fish, salads and sharp dishes.
At £15 to £16 it is a midweek red for pasta and roasts, though at 14.5% it is a one-glass-with-dinner wine rather than a session bottle.
A DOC Riserva label and two years' ageing give it some polish for a casual dinner. A £15 brand wine from a big Veneto group is not a gift or celebration bottle.
The two years' ageing are already done at the winery. Vinatis says drink by 2032 and Callmewine gives it four to five years. Our view: it will soften rather than gain complexity.
Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our Wine Fit Score methodology.
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.
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Manduria's growers began picking 2022 in the last week of August after a rainless June and July. Their Consorzio reported a crop 25 to 30% smaller but called the quality excellent, with very ripe, healthy grapes. Drink this Riserva from now to 2030.
Manduria's growers called 2022 an excellent year despite a crop 25 to 30% smaller. Picking began in the last week of August after a rainless June and July, and the grapes came in very ripe and healthy. Drink this Riserva from now to 2030; Vinatis puts its limit at 2032.
Manduria's growers called 2022 an excellent year despite a crop 25 to 30% smaller. Picking began in the last week of August after a rainless June and July, and the grapes came in very ripe and healthy. Drink this Riserva from now to 2030; Vinatis puts its limit at 2032.
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.
Primitivo di Manduria DOC covers 18 towns between Taranto and Brindisi. A Riserva must age two years from 1 November after the harvest, nine months of them in wood, and reach 14% alcohol. Doppio Passo's Riserva does exactly that: 24 months, nine in wooden casks, at 14.5%.
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.
Primitivo di Manduria falls within Puglia , covering Taranto and Brindisi: the Ionian flank of the Salento around Manduria.
A Manduria Riserva cannot be sold until two years after the harvest, and Doppio Passo keeps this one at least nine months in wooden casks. That is stock and cellar space paid for long before a bottle sells. A plain Primitivo avoids that cost.
Manduria's growers reported 25 to 30% less fruit in 2022 after a rainless June and July. Fewer grapes per vine means more vineyard per bottle in this vintage.
At 14.5% alcohol UK duty is £3.33 a bottle at the February 2026 rate of £30.62 per litre of pure alcohol, and VAT on Vinatis's £15.44 adds £2.57. About £5.90 of the price is tax before the wine, the shipping or the shop take anything.
Vinatis calls Doppio Passo one of the most popular Italian wine brands in Europe. Its maker, founded in 1928, owns estates in several regions. Volume is why this DOC Riserva lands at £15 while the other nine Manduria Riservas we track cost £17 to £30.
Both UK prices come from shops shipping from abroad: Vino.com from Italy and Vinatis from France. Vinatis knocks 11% off for two bottles or more. No UK shelf, no UK shop margin.
Dishes that go with this wine
A full, soft 14.5% Primitivo with ripe blackberry fruit and a toasty edge from the oak wants food with fat or a rich sauce. Doppio Passo suggests mature hard cheese, pork steaks and game; Callmewine adds pasta with meat sauce, roasts and stews.
Meat fat and char soften what little grip this soft Primitivo has. Its ripe blackberry fruit meets the sweetness of roast pork crackling head on. Doppio Passo itself names pork steaks; Vino.com adds grilled red meats and roasts.
Try with: Roast pork · Pulled pork · Ribeye steak · Sunday Roast Beef · More pairings →
A full, warm 14.5% red with two years' ageing matches the weight of game and a long-cooked stew. Its toast and vanilla notes sit well with dark gravies. Game is on Doppio Passo's own list and on Callmewine's.
Try with: Venison Stew · Roast Pheasant · Roast Duck · Beef stew · More pairings →
A slow-cooked meat sauce is rich and slightly sweet. This ripe, plummy Primitivo has the fruit to match it, without the tannin that would fight the tomato. Callmewine puts pasta with meat sauce first among its matches.
Try with: Ragu alla bolognese · Lasagna · Agnello Ragu Lucano · Cotoletta alla bolognese · More pairings →
Salt in an aged hard cheese makes the blackberry and cherry fruit of a ripe Primitivo taste rounder and sweeter. The soft tannin never clashes with the fat. Mature hard cheese is Doppio Passo's first suggestion.
Try with: Pecorino sardo e pan carasau · Caciocavallo farcito · Frico · Cheese board · More pairings →
The sweet spice and vanilla that the oak leaves in this wine echo a tandoori marinade, and its jammy fruit cools mild heat. Keep to mild or medium dishes; fierce chilli is on the avoid list below.
Try with: Tandoori lamb chops · Lamb seekh kebab · Lamb bhuna · Lamb Kebab · More pairings →
At 14.5% with oak and very ripe fruit, this wine turns raw fish metallic and makes a hot chilli burn hotter. Sharp, sour dishes make it taste flat and jammy, and a sweet pudding makes a dry red taste thin. Save it for meat, pasta and cheese.
Skip with: Oysters · Sashimi · Green curry · Som Tam · Cheesecake · Pairing guide →
This is not a cellar wine. Its two years of ageing are done at the winery, Callmewine gives it four to five years and Vinatis says drink by 2032. Store the 2022 on its side away from heat and open it by 2030.
Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.
A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.
The two years' ageing are already done at the winery. Vinatis says drink by 2032 and Callmewine gives it four to five years. Our view: it will soften rather than gain complexity.
£15.44 is the lowest tracked offer for the current vintage and we have no signal of further discounting.
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Confidence · HighA style read drawn from the grape and the appellation, not from this exact bottle. We mark these notes openly so you know what you are reading.
Confidence · MediumFrom the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.
Confidence · HighOur 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 · MediumStyle guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.
Confidence · MediumBotter, the wine company founded by Carlo and Maria Botter in 1928 at Fossalta di Piave near Venice. Doppio Passo is its southern Italian brand. Vino.com describes the name as a tribute to the founders; Vinatis says it means 'double step', for the two harvests behind the wine. Vinatis calls it one of the most popular Italian wine brands in Europe.
Ageing. Primitivo di Manduria rules require a Riserva to age at least two years from 1 November after the harvest, with nine months in wood. Doppio Passo ages this wine for exactly that: 24 months, at least nine of them in wooden casks. The rules also set a minimum of 14% alcohol; this one is 14.5%.
Ripe blackberry, cherry and plum with vanilla, toast and sweet spice from the oak, then a full, warm, soft palate with velvety tannin at 14.5%. Callmewine's tasters add cherry in spirit, cocoa and a whiff of Mediterranean scrub.
No, it is dry. Callmewine's nutrition label lists 0.5 grams of sugar per 100 ml, well under what most people taste as sweet, and the Manduria rules cap any Riserva at 18 grams a litre. It tastes ripe and jammy because the grapes come in very ripe, not because sugar is left in.
From £15 at Vinatis, which lists the 2022 at £15.44, or £16 on offer at Vino.com, down from £17. Vinatis drops the price to £13.64 a bottle when you buy two or more.
Roast pork, grilled or roast beef, game, pasta with meat sauce and aged hard cheese. Doppio Passo suggests mature hard cheese, pork steaks and game; Callmewine adds meat sauces, roasts and stews. Avoid raw fish, sour salads and fierce chilli.
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