2016 Primitivo
Red
Amador County
$30.00
Description
The best way we can describe this wine is to say it's voluptuous. Imagine a red-velvet-upholstered boudoir: dark red cherry fruit, full and rich, nicely balanced, with a lush, round body and a lingering, smooth finish. It’s delicious.
Specifications
Vineyard:
Estate block 1
Vintage:
2016
ABV:
13
PH:
3.9
Cooperage:
Neutral oak & 20% new French
Bottled Date:
05/06/2021
Wine Profile
Production Notes:
Our Primitivo vines are head trained and grow on a south-facing slope at a 2200-2300 foot elevation. The grapes were picked on October 4, 2016 with a pH of 3.9 and at 26 brix. The wine spent 2 years 7 motnhs in neutral oak barrels and 20% new French oak. We bottled on May 6, 2019 and released this wine in May 2021. We produced just 74 cases.