Toogood EstateFamily Select Primitivo
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, beef or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Food and wine pairings with Family Select Primitivo
Pairings that work perfectly with Family Select Primitivo
Original food and wine pairings with Family Select Primitivo
The Family Select Primitivo of Toogood Estate matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of beef with balsamic sauce, lamb mice confit in port wine or tagliatelle with fresh salmon.
Details and technical informations about Toogood Estate's Family Select 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
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Informations about the Toogood Estate
The Toogood Estate is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 68 wines for sale in the of Fair Play to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Fair Play
The wine region of Fair Play is located in the region of Sierra Foothills of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Perry Creek or the Domaine Jim Olsen produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Fair Play are Zinfandel, Malbec and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Fair Play often reveals types of flavors of cherry, red fruit or floral and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, tree fruit or earth.
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.
The word of the wine: Austere
A full-bodied, closed wine whose qualities are noticeable, but which does not express its full potential.
