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Via Dorata

Via Dorata
2022 Primitivo, Italy

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Primitivo

Date Tasted:
Country: Italy
Alcohol: 13.5%
96 Points
Platinum Medal
Superlative
$25
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Via Dorata
2022 Primitivo, Italy

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Primitivo

Date Tasted:
Country: Italy
Alcohol: 13.5%
Ruby color. Aromas and flavors of BBQ Sauce, leather, black pepper gastrique, and green olives with a bright, dry medium-to-full body and a nuanced, medium-long finish displaying notes of blackberry jam, charred meat, smoked red berries, and dried violets. ’Zinfandel since before it was cool’ — this flavor packed red over-delivers on smoky fruit while maintaining refreshing minerally acidity leaving you wanting for that next sip.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: BBQ Sauce, leather, black pepper gastrique, and green olives
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of blackberry jam, charred meat, smoked red berries, and dried violets
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years Enjoy with food
Recipes Pairing: Pot Roast, Steak & Potatoes, Beef Stew
Bottom Line Bottom Line: 'Zinfandel since before it was cool' — this flavor packed red over-delivers on smoky fruit while maintaining refreshing minerally acidity leaving you wanting for that next sip.

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Serve in a Zinfandel Wine Glass
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