Winery Cantore di CastelforteMasserie Centonze Primitivo Salento
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 Masserie Centonze Primitivo Salento from the Winery Cantore di Castelforte
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Masserie Centonze Primitivo Salento of Winery Cantore di Castelforte in the region of Puglia is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Masserie Centonze Primitivo Salento of Winery Cantore di Castelforte in the region of Puglia often reveals types of flavors of cherry, black fruits or fig and sometimes also flavors of dark fruit, non oak or microbio.
Food and wine pairings with Masserie Centonze Primitivo Salento
Pairings that work perfectly with Masserie Centonze Primitivo Salento
Original food and wine pairings with Masserie Centonze Primitivo Salento
The Masserie Centonze Primitivo Salento of Winery Cantore di Castelforte matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of roast monkfish with bacon, pasta with parmesan cream and ham or lebanese lamb meatball.
Discover the grape variety: Primitivo
From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Masserie Centonze Primitivo Salento from Winery Cantore di Castelforte are 2012, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Cantore di Castelforte
The Winery Cantore di Castelforte is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Salento to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Salento
The wine region of Salento is located in the region of Pouilles of Italy. We currently count 851 estates and châteaux in the of Salento, producing 2704 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Salento go well with generally quite well with dishes .
The wine region of Puglia
Puglia (Apulia to many English speakers) is a Long, slender wine region in the extreme Southeast corner of Italy's "boot". To use the shoe analogy often used to illustrate the shape of Italy, Apulia extends from the tip of the heel to the mid-calf, where the spur of the Gargano Peninsula juts out into the Adriatic Sea. The heel (the Salento peninsula) occupies the southern half of the region and is of great importance for the identity of Puglia. Not only are there cultural and geographical differences from Northern Puglia, but the wines are also different.
The word of the wine: Provignage
A vine reproduction technique that consists of burying a vine shoot that takes root and reproduces a plant with the same characteristics as the vine to which it is attached.
