Winery Leone de CastrisIl Medaglione Primitivo Salento
Red wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Primitivo.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
The Il Medaglione Primitivo Salento of the Winery Leone de Castris is in the top 20 of wines of Salento.
Taste structure of the Il Medaglione Primitivo Salento from the Winery Leone de Castris
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Il Medaglione Primitivo Salento of Winery Leone de Castris in the region of Puglia is a powerful.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Il Medaglione Primitivo Salento of Winery Leone de Castris 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 Il Medaglione Primitivo Salento
Pairings that work perfectly with Il Medaglione Primitivo Salento
Original food and wine pairings with Il Medaglione Primitivo Salento
The Il Medaglione Primitivo Salento of Winery Leone de Castris matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of baeckeoffe, chinese noodles with vegetables or rice with paprika and merguez.
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 Il Medaglione Primitivo Salento from Winery Leone de Castris are 2016, 2017, 2018, 0 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Leone de Castris
The Winery Leone de Castris is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 90 wines for sale in the of Salento to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Salento
Heel of the Italian boot, sunny and generous vineyard. Fleshy reds: signature Negroamaro ("black-bitter") deep and sturdy, notes of black cherry, plum, spices and a characteristic bitter finish, star in Salice Salentino DOC. Opulent jammy Primitivo di Manduria (= Zinfandel) with notes of black fruits, chocolate and raisin. Supple Malvasia Nera.
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: Wort
Juice before fermentation, still loaded with sugar.
