Winery Lunaria - Bucefalo Primitivo Passito

Winery LunariaBucefalo Primitivo Passito

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Bucefalo Primitivo Passito of Winery Lunaria is a sweet wine from the region of Terre di Chieti of Abruzzes.
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, beef or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).

Details and technical informations about Winery Lunaria's Bucefalo Primitivo Passito.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.7°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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

Bucefalo Primitivo Passito - 2018
In the top 100 of of Terre di Chieti wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Bucefalo Primitivo Passito - 2016
In the top 100 of of Terre di Chieti wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Bucefalo Primitivo Passito from Winery Lunaria are 2016, 2018

Informations about the Winery Lunaria

The winery offers 28 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
This winery is part of the Cantina Orsogna.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Terre di Chieti in the region of Abruzzes

The Winery Lunaria is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 41 wines for sale in the of Terre di Chieti to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Abruzzes
In the top 50000 of of Italy wines
In the top 1500 of of Terre di Chieti wines
In the top 7000 of sweet wines
In the top 300000 wines of the world

The wine region of Terre di Chieti

The wine region of Terre di Chieti is located in the region of Abruzzes of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Cantine Mucci or the Domaine Tenuta Ulisse produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Terre di Chieti are Pecorino, Sangiovese and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Terre di Chieti often reveals types of flavors of cream, dried fruit or kiwi and sometimes also flavors of yeast, elderflower or passion fruit.


The wine region of Abruzzes

Abruzzo is an Italian wine region located on the eastern (Adriatic) coast. Its immediate neighbors in CentralItaly are Marche to the North, Lazio to the west and southwest and Molise to the southeast. Abruzzo has one DOCG - Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Colline Teramane - and three DOC wine appellations. The reds and Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo and Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, as well as the white wine appellation Trebbiano d'Abruzzo are the most notable, followed by the lesser-known Controguerra.

News related to this wine

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The word of the wine: Reasoned (agriculture)

Conventional agriculture but concerned with limiting synthetic treatments as much as possible.

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