Other
Block 24 Primitivo
Napa Valley · Napa · United States
Fact sheet
- Type
- Other
- Grape
- Primitivo
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Napa Valley · Napa
- Appellation
- Napa Valley
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- medium
- Sweetness
- off-dry
Food pairing
barbecue · red meats · roast ribs
Rated vintages
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201185 pts
This is a no-holds-barred wine. It's like Zinfandel on steroids, with explosive flavors of sweet raspberry, cherry and chocolate-covered raisin. The alcohol gives the wine a Port-like heat.
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200490 pts
This wine wears its 15.8% alcohol better than any similarly heady wine out there. Yes, it's a bit hot, but the heat comes across as a slight chili pepper edge to the blackberry and dark unsweetened chocolate flavors, and the wine is, in its own way, balanced and elegant. Hard to…