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Primitivo del Salento · Italy
Fact sheet
- Type
- Other
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Primitivo del Salento
- Appellation
- Primitivo del Salento
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
roast meat · lamb · barbecue · aged cheeses · stews · pasta with robust sauce
Rated vintages
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200584 pts
Here is a ripe-smelling Primitivo (with 15% Syrah) with cooked notes of red cherry and blackberry backed by smoked bacon, beef jerky and leather. Dried rosemary and oregano also make an appearance and the wine closes with sour, overt tannins.