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Winery | Cantine due Palme |
|---|---|
Grapes | Primitivo |
Region | Puglia |
Wine style | Southern Italy Primitivo |
Alcohol content | 13.5% |
Allergens | Contains sulfites |
Wine description | It produces fantastically rich, powerful reds with plenty of ripe fruit. Angelo chose to mature the wine in oak before release, allowing the flavours to integrate, and adding notes of spice and vanilla. |
Arguably more well known by its alter-ego Zinfandel, Primitivo is a huge, ripe Italian grape which is the pride of the Apulia region in the south of Italy.
Primitivo is a delightfully brash wine that's very dark, very juicy and very high in alcohol.
The grape is thought to have originated in Croatia, where it is known as Crljenak (shill-ee-ah-nock). It was then brought to Italy, and on to the Un...
