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Monastrell made in eighty-year-old conofors (think dairy tanks but made of American oak). Filtered by gravity and,...
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Intense and complex of ripe red pulp fruit (cherry, plum, raspberry) in a balanced bottling with light wooden notes....
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Dark ruby red, with garnet hues. It opens with notes of ripe blackberry and raspberry, followed by intense aromas of...
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Color: Deep ruby red.
Bouquet: Very ripe and intense nose; ripe blackberry and plum, fig, cracked pepper and orange...
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Amber colour, on the nose it is intense and complex, highlighting the floral part (orange blossom, rosé), and...
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Vinho of very intense garnet color, with citrus and floral nuances. Vibrant and structured on the palate, due to its...
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Seamless and silky, this has depth and focus to the flavors of boysenberry coulis and blackberry pie, violet and...
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Well-balanced and appealing, this medium-bodied red features a core of ripe and baked black cherry fruit, with light...
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The bouquet opens up to candied fruit, lemon curd, dried apricot and pressed rose. Fresh floral notes complement...
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Fresh and intense on the nose with aromas of cherry, plum, and tobacco. Supple on the palate with concentrated fruit...
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A heady dose of sweet spices grace the nose, with baked black-cherry and plum tones at the core. This is ultrasoft...
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The Schola Sarmenti 2013 Primitivo Diciotto is the proverbial "big boy" wine from Puglia. If you don't get that from...
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Ice Wine Macabeo Primitivo Mencia
As with many European grape varietals, there is some debate regarding the precise origins of the Primitivo grape. Most people now agree that it probably came from Croatia, where it is still used widely in the production of red wine, and it known as Tribidrag. However, today it is a grape most commonly associated with the powerful red wines of Puglia, the heel of Italy’s boot, where the intense sunshine and brisk Mediterranean breezes produce grapes of remarkable character and balance. Primitivo is a dark grape, known for producing intense, inky, highly tannic wines, most notably the naturally sweet Dolce Naturale and the heavy and complex Primitivo di Manduria wines. Primitivo tends to be naturally very high in both tannin and alcohol, making it ideal for both barrel and cellar ageing, which brings out its more rounded and interesting features.
Primitivo is not the easiest grape to grow or manage, and it has had something of a difficult century. Indeed, by the 1990s, there was little interest in Puglian wines in general, and winemakers were neglecting their Primitivo vineyards and looking to other, more commercially viable varietals. However, the last decade has seen this grape come well and truly back into fashion, with new techniques and a heightened interest in native Italian grape varietals bringing Primitivo back into the spotlight. It is now widely loved for its intensity and ability to be paired with strongly flavored foods.