Winery Leone de CastrisTruppere Zinfandel - Primitivo Salento
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Primitivo and the Zinfandel.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
The Truppere Zinfandel - Primitivo Salento of the Winery Leone de Castris is in the top 30 of wines of Salento.
Taste structure of the Truppere Zinfandel - Primitivo Salento from the Winery Leone de Castris
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Truppere Zinfandel - Primitivo Salento of Winery Leone de Castris in the region of Pouilles is a powerful.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Truppere Zinfandel - Primitivo Salento of Winery Leone de Castris in the region of Pouilles often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or dried fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Truppere Zinfandel - Primitivo Salento
Pairings that work perfectly with Truppere Zinfandel - Primitivo Salento
Original food and wine pairings with Truppere Zinfandel - Primitivo Salento
The Truppere Zinfandel - Primitivo Salento of Winery Leone de Castris matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of chinese fondue, pasta with pistou or lamb garam massala.
Details and technical informations about Winery Leone de Castris's Truppere Zinfandel - Primitivo Salento.
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 Truppere Zinfandel - Primitivo Salento from Winery Leone de Castris are 2017, 2013, 2012, 2016 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Leone de Castris
The Winery Leone de Castris is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 78 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 Pouilles
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.
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The word of the wine: Balance
Harmony of the different organoleptic elements of a wine. The balance is linked to the typicity of each wine. The sweetness of a sweet wine is an element of its balance, whereas a Sancerre or a Chablis will be asked to be lively and dry.
