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Wine Details
Price:
$12.00 per bottle
Description:
The grapes for our 2004 Primitivo were harvested from a select block in northern Suisun Valley where growing conditions are ideal for this particular variety. The grapes were harvested on September 19, 2004 at 28.9° brix and aged in French and American Oak for 476 days prior to bottling
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Varietal Definition
Primitivo:
Recent "DNA" testing has shown Primitivo to possess the exact same genetic make up as the popular California grape, Zinfandel. Both varieties origins are tracked back to Croatia. And while the grapes may be identical in theory, the wines they produce have distinct differences. Primitivo's home province is Apuglia (sometimes called Puglia), located in the "heel" of Italy's boot. Wines made from Primitivo have notes of plum and spice, like Zinfandel, but because of different growing soils and climate, the fruit character is less jammy, the structure more akin to old world wines, with rustic notes of earth and spice, as well as tamed fruit flavors.
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