Nichelini Family WineryPrimitivo

Red wine of Napa Valley of California of United States

4.3

(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 Primitivo of Nichelini Family Winery is a red wine from the region of Napa Valley of California.
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, beef or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Oak

Spices

On the nose the Primitivo of Nichelini Family Winery in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Primitivo

Pairings that work perfectly with Primitivo

Original food and wine pairings with Primitivo

Lamb

The Primitivo of Nichelini Family Winery matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of pot roast, shoulder of lamb stuffed with cognac or skate wing with caper butter.

Details and technical informations about Nichelini Family Winery's Primitivo.

Winery

Nichelini Family Winery

Winemaker

Greg Boeger

Grape varieties

Primitivo

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

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

Primitivo - 2016

In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines

Average rating: 4.3

Primitivo - 2011

In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines

Average rating: 4.3

The best vintages of Primitivo from Nichelini Family Winery are 2016, 2011

Informations about the Nichelini Family Winery

The winery offers 25 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.

It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Napa Valley in the region of California

The Nichelini Family Winery is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in the of Napa Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 15000 of of United States wines

In the top 950 of of Napa Valley wines

In the top 60000 of red wines

In the top 90000 wines of the world

The wine region of Napa Valley

The wine region of Napa Valley is located in the region of Napa County of California of United States. We currently count 2527 estates and châteaux in the of Napa Valley, producing 7716 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Napa Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The wine region of California

California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.

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