Winery Leone de CastrisIllivia 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.
The Illivia Primitivo Salento of the Winery Leone de Castris is in the top 30 of wines of Salento.
Taste structure of the Illivia Primitivo Salento from the Winery Leone de Castris
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Illivia Primitivo Salento of Winery Leone de Castris in the region of Puglia is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.
Food and wine pairings with Illivia Primitivo Salento
Pairings that work perfectly with Illivia Primitivo Salento
Original food and wine pairings with Illivia Primitivo Salento
The Illivia Primitivo Salento of Winery Leone de Castris matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of tournedos with foie gras, spaghetti with old-fashioned tomato sauce or moroccan tagine with lamb and cardoons.
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 Illivia Primitivo Salento from Winery Leone de Castris are 2014, 0, 2018, 2017 and 2016.
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
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: PGI
Protected geographical indication. Equivalent to vin de pays in European regulations.
