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Primitivo 2019
Primitivo 2019
Primitivo 2019
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Primitivo 2019

Winner of the 2023 "Best Primitivo/Zinfandel" Under the Radar Competition Award by Peninsula Underground.  This red is light on tannins, dancing on your tongue with characteristics of plum, dried cherries, black pepper, vanilla and licorice. A very balanced structure and mineral taste due to our Sierra granite soil. Due to its light tannins, it pairs well with anything tomato based, such as spaghetti Bolognese, veal parmigiana, or chicken cacciatore. It is also great with earthy vegetables like mushrooms, onion and eggplant, or dry and firm cheeses. 14.5% alcohol. 144 cases produced.
Regular price $34.00

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Appellation:

Shenandoah Valley

Winemaker Notes:

Our Primitivo is best known as a silky and lighter but full-bodied wine. After crushing the grapes we removed the stems to minimize tannins and herbal flavors, fermented and punched down the wine manually over two weeks, and then gently bladder-pressed it. Secondary malolactic fermentation was done over six months during the winter and the wine was aged for 2 years prior to bottling. We decided to add no oak this year and so you are tasting the pure varietal from our vineyard terroir.

Vineyard Notes:

Planted on deep-growing and drought-tolerant special rootstock, our Estate Old Vine Primitivo grows on a steep hillside at a 2,000-foot altitude in Amador County’s Shenandoah Valley of the Sierra Foothills. It thrives in warm daytime breezes from the Central Valley and cool Sierra evenings, a 30 degree swing in temperature. Our Primitivo is dry-farmed with sustainable growing practices.