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2016 Primitivo

Red

Amador County

$30.00

2016 Primitivo
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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.

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