Winery EpicuroPrimitivo di Manduria Riserva
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
Taste structure of the Primitivo di Manduria Riserva from the Winery Epicuro
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Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Primitivo di Manduria Riserva of Winery Epicuro in the region of Puglia is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Primitivo di Manduria Riserva of Winery Epicuro in the region of Puglia often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Primitivo di Manduria Riserva
Pairings that work perfectly with Primitivo di Manduria Riserva
Original food and wine pairings with Primitivo di Manduria Riserva
The Primitivo di Manduria Riserva of Winery Epicuro matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef miroton, lasagne with two salmons or mathieu's lamb tagine.
Details and technical informations about Winery Epicuro's Primitivo di Manduria Riserva.
Discover the grape variety: Primitivo
Powerful, sun-drenched reds with a dark robe and generous alcohol, showing aromas of stewed blackberry, stewed plum, dried fig, chocolate, gentle spice and balsamic notes. Supple tannins, indulgent finish. Star of Puglia with Primitivo di Manduria DOC, Gioia del Colle DOC and Salice Salentino. Identical to American Zinfandel and Croatian Crljenak Kaštelanski by DNA analysis.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Primitivo di Manduria Riserva from Winery Epicuro are 2016, 2013, 2015, 2014 and 2012.
Informations about the Winery Epicuro
The Winery Epicuro is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 47 wines for sale in the of Primitivo di Manduria to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Primitivo di Manduria
Salento DOC in Puglia, kingdom of Primitivo (genetic twin of Californian Zinfandel). Powerful, opulent reds with signature notes of candied black fruits (blackberry, plum, black cherry), fig, chocolate, sweet spices and a sunny touch, round tannins and a warm palate - min. 13. 5° natural alcohol.
The wine region of Puglia
Heel of the boot, 80% red vineyard, sunny and generous. Fleshy, jammy Primitivo (= Zinfandel) with notes of black cherry, plum, chocolate and spices, powerful alcohol and melted tannins, a star in Primitivo di Manduria. Deep, structured Negroamaro (black-bitter) with a bitter finish in Salice Salentino. Structured Nero di Troia, spicy Susumaniello.
The word of the wine: Cryo-extraction
This technique was very popular at the end of the 80's in Sauternes, a little less so now. The grapes are frozen before pressing, and the water transformed into ice remains in the marc, only the sugar flows out. As with the concentrators, the "cryo" can also increase bad taste and greenness.
