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Schola Sarmenti Primitivo Salento 'Diciotto' 2013 750ml

size
750ml
country
Italy
region
Puglia
appellation
Salento
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WA
91
WS
91
WA
91
Rated 91 by Wine Advocate
The Schola Sarmenti 2013 Primitivo Diciotto is the proverbial "big boy" wine from Puglia. If you don't get that from the thickness and intensity of its favors, the very heavy glass bottle used to package this wine will certainly clue you in. You'll either love it or leave it because the style adopted here is massive to say the least. The wine's appearance is extracted and impenetrable and there are few fruit nuances to behold. Instead, your senses are treated to an infinite succession of sweet barbecue sauce, smoke, licorice, brown sugar and rum cake aromas. The wine is born big: Fruit is harvested from 80-year-old vines that are so ancient and stressed, they are only capable of producing a mere 500 grams of fruit per vine. Those low yields account for this impossible level of extraction. ... More details
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Schola Sarmenti Primitivo Salento 'Diciotto' 2013 750ml

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Professional Ratings
WA
91
WS
91
WA
91
Rated 91 by Wine Advocate
The Schola Sarmenti 2013 Primitivo Diciotto is the proverbial "big boy" wine from Puglia. If you don't get that from the thickness and intensity of its favors, the very heavy glass bottle used to package this wine will certainly clue you in. You'll either love it or leave it because the style adopted here is massive to say the least. The wine's appearance is extracted and impenetrable and there are few fruit nuances to behold. Instead, your senses are treated to an infinite succession of sweet barbecue sauce, smoke, licorice, brown sugar and rum cake aromas. The wine is born big: Fruit is harvested from 80-year-old vines that are so ancient and stressed, they are only capable of producing a mere 500 grams of fruit per vine. Those low yields account for this impossible level of extraction.
WS
91
Rated 91 by Wine Spectator
This red is rich and full-bodied, featuring grippy tannins swathed in a velvety mix of dried fig, red licorice, grilled rosemary and ground spice flavors. Well-balanced, with savory hints of leather and smoke lingering on the finish. Drink now through 2023. 760 cases made, 160 cases imported.
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size
750ml
country
Italy
region
Puglia
appellation
Salento
Overview
The Schola Sarmenti 2013 Primitivo Diciotto is the proverbial "big boy" wine from Puglia. If you don't get that from the thickness and intensity of its favors, the very heavy glass bottle used to package this wine will certainly clue you in. You'll either love it or leave it because the style adopted here is massive to say the least. The wine's appearance is extracted and impenetrable and there are few fruit nuances to behold. Instead, your senses are treated to an infinite succession of sweet barbecue sauce, smoke, licorice, brown sugar and rum cake aromas. The wine is born big: Fruit is harvested from 80-year-old vines that are so ancient and stressed, they are only capable of producing a mere 500 grams of fruit per vine. Those low yields account for this impossible level of extraction.
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Region: Puglia

The beautiful southern Italian region of Puglia is a particularly fascinating wine region for fans of modern Italian produce. For much of the twentieth century, the region was considered one associated primarily with the kind of mass produced, dull Italian wine which almost cost the country its reputation in the 1970s. However, Puglian wine makers today are determined to prove to the world that their wineries and native grape varietals can match those of Italy's more famous regions, and have been on a mission to produce stunning wines made in the traditional, distinctive Puglian style. This generally means wines with big characters, a relatively high alcohol content, and plenty of dark, deep, complex fruit flavors and aromas; wines which are unique, made with traditional methods and techniques, and which are utterly delicious and inviting.
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Country: Italy

There are few countries in the world with a viticultural history as long or as illustrious as that claimed by Italy. Grapes were first being grown and cultivated on Italian soil several thousand years ago by the Greeks and the Pheonicians, who named Italy 'Oenotria' – the land of wines – so impressed were they with the climate and the suitability of the soil for wine production. Of course, it was the rise of the Roman Empire which had the most lasting influence on wine production in Italy, and their influence can still be felt today, as much of the riches of the empire came about through their enthusiasm for producing wines and exporting it to neighbouring countries. Since those times, a vast amount of Italian land has remained primarily for vine cultivation, and thousands of wineries can be found throughout the entire length and breadth of this beautiful country, drenched in Mediterranean sunshine and benefiting from the excellent fertile soils found there. Italy remains very much a 'land of wines', and one could not imagine this country, its landscape and culture, without it.
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Region: Puglia

The beautiful southern Italian region of Puglia is a particularly fascinating wine region for fans of modern Italian produce. For much of the twentieth century, the region was considered one associated primarily with the kind of mass produced, dull Italian wine which almost cost the country its reputation in the 1970s. However, Puglian wine makers today are determined to prove to the world that their wineries and native grape varietals can match those of Italy's more famous regions, and have been on a mission to produce stunning wines made in the traditional, distinctive Puglian style. This generally means wines with big characters, a relatively high alcohol content, and plenty of dark, deep, complex fruit flavors and aromas; wines which are unique, made with traditional methods and techniques, and which are utterly delicious and inviting.
fields

Country: Italy

There are few countries in the world with a viticultural history as long or as illustrious as that claimed by Italy. Grapes were first being grown and cultivated on Italian soil several thousand years ago by the Greeks and the Pheonicians, who named Italy 'Oenotria' – the land of wines – so impressed were they with the climate and the suitability of the soil for wine production. Of course, it was the rise of the Roman Empire which had the most lasting influence on wine production in Italy, and their influence can still be felt today, as much of the riches of the empire came about through their enthusiasm for producing wines and exporting it to neighbouring countries. Since those times, a vast amount of Italian land has remained primarily for vine cultivation, and thousands of wineries can be found throughout the entire length and breadth of this beautiful country, drenched in Mediterranean sunshine and benefiting from the excellent fertile soils found there. Italy remains very much a 'land of wines', and one could not imagine this country, its landscape and culture, without it.