Winery MassenaPrimitivo
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, beef or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Primitivo of Winery Massena in the region of Australie du Sud often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Primitivo
Pairings that work perfectly with Primitivo
Original food and wine pairings with Primitivo
The Primitivo of Winery Massena matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of pork tongue with tomato sauce and pickles, lamb tagine with prunes and dried fruits or baked whole salmon.
Details and technical informations about Winery Massena's Primitivo.
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 Primitivo from Winery Massena are 2018, 2013, 2016, 0 and 2012.
Informations about the Winery Massena
The Winery Massena is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in the of Barossa Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Barossa Valley
The wine region of Barossa Valley is located in the region of Barossa of Australie du Sud of Australia. We currently count 613 estates and châteaux in the of Barossa Valley, producing 2290 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Barossa Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .
The wine region of Australie du Sud
SouthAustralia is one of Australia's six states, located (as the name suggests) in the south of the vast island continent. It's the engine room of the Australian wine industry, responsible for about half of the country's total production each year. But there's more to the region than quantity - countless high-quality wines are produced here, most from the region's signature Grape, Shiraz. These include such fine, collectible wines as Penfolds Grange, Henschke Hill of Grace, Torbreck The Laird and d'Arenberg The Dead Arm.
The word of the wine: Vatting
After five to eight days of alcoholic fermentation, it is possible to prolong the maceration in order to extract the maximum amount of matter from the marc. The wines obtained in this way are rich and full-bodied, and in principle are intended for laying down.
