Full Review

Terribile

Terribile
2023 Primitivo, Salento IGP

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Primitivo

Date Tasted:
Country: Italy
Alcohol: 14.5% RS: .35%
90 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$28

Terribile
2023 Primitivo, Salento IGP

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Primitivo

Date Tasted:
Country: Italy
Alcohol: 14.5% RS: .35%
Violet color. Jammy, fruity aromas of black raspberry, chocolate covered plums, vanilla creme caramel, and eucalyptus with a slightly chewy, soft, dry-yet-fruity medium-to-full body and a delightful, medium-long lingonberry, licorice, and iron finish with crunchy tannins. Rich, juicy, chewy, dark - cast iron dark dark fruit.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Fruity & Rich & Full
Aroma Aroma: black raspberry, chocolate covered plums, vanilla creme caramel, and eucalyptus
Taste Flavor: lingonberry, licorice, and iron
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry-yet-Fruity
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years Enjoy on its own
Recipes Pairing: Pot Roast, Steak & Potatoes, Beef Stew
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Rich, juicy, chewy, dark - cast iron dark dark fruit.

The Producer

Brian Lillie & Company

The Producer

Their Portfolio

Primitivo

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Serve in a Zinfandel Wine Glass
Primitivo is synonymous with Zinfandel, they are closely related grapes from the same Croatian ancestor known as Crljenak. Primitivo is the Italian version of Crljenak and Zinfandel is the American. Like Zinfandel, it produces lush fruity red wines with soft tannins and higher alcohol.

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