Other
Primitivo
El Dorado · Sierra Foothills · United States
Fact sheet
- Type
- Other
- Grape
- Primitivo
- Country
- United States
- Region
- El Dorado · Sierra Foothills
- Appellation
- El Dorado
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- medium
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
roast lamb · grilled beef · pasta with red sauce
Rated vintages
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201687 pts
As if its electric pink color wasn't enough to attract attention, this medium-bodied wine has effusive candied fruit aromas and just-picked red fruit flavors. Flavor intensity and good acidity give it a lot of personality.
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201492 pts
This full-bodied but stealthy and deep wine looks very dark in color. It has moderate ripe fruit and spice aromas, but doesn't really show its cards until the flavors almost explode with boysenberry and blackberry jam, and nuances of wood smoke and dark chocolate hit the palate.…
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201385 pts
This may be the grapy-est, jammy-est wine on the market. Aromas are like Concord jam, while flavors recall Welch's juice. The body is full and the texture moderately tannic.