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Winery | Menhir |
|---|---|
Grapes | Primitivo |
Region | Primitivo di Manduria |
Wine style | Southern Italy Primitivo |
Alcohol content | 14% |
Allergens | Contains sulfites |
Wine description | It is ruby Colour . It is bouquet black cherry, vanilla and hay. It has warm and astringent. It is abbinamneti egg pasta with red sauces, sheep and goat meat in the oven and grilled cheeses matured with marc. ____ Color: ruby Bouquet: black cherry, vanilla and hay Taste: warm and astringent |
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...
