Winery PassitivoPrimitivo
Red wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Primitivo.
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.
Taste structure of the Primitivo from the Winery Passitivo
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Primitivo of Winery Passitivo in the region of Puglia is a powerful mainly marked by the residual sugar.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Primitivo of Winery Passitivo in the region of Puglia often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices.
Food and wine pairings with Primitivo
Pairings that work perfectly with Primitivo
Original food and wine pairings with Primitivo
The Primitivo of Winery Passitivo matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of homemade italian lasagna, pasta with asparagus and chicken or rice with paprika and merguez.
Details and technical informations about Winery Passitivo's Primitivo.
Discover the grape variety: Primitivo
Powerful, sun-drenched reds with a dark robe and generous alcohol, showing aromas of stewed blackberry, stewed plum, dried fig, chocolate, gentle spice and balsamic notes. Supple tannins, indulgent finish. Star of Puglia with Primitivo di Manduria DOC, Gioia del Colle DOC and Salice Salentino. Identical to American Zinfandel and Croatian Crljenak Kaštelanski by DNA analysis.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Primitivo from Winery Passitivo are 1992, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 1999.
Informations about the Winery Passitivo
The Winery Passitivo is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Puglia to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Puglia
Heel of the boot, 80% red vineyard, sunny and generous. Fleshy, jammy Primitivo (= Zinfandel) with notes of black cherry, plum, chocolate and spices, powerful alcohol and melted tannins, a star in Primitivo di Manduria. Deep, structured Negroamaro (black-bitter) with a bitter finish in Salice Salentino. Structured Nero di Troia, spicy Susumaniello.
The word of the wine: Volatile acidity
Acidity resulting essentially from alcoholic fermentation and formed from acetic acids in the free state.
