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| TORCICODA PRIMITIVO 2016 IGT Salento |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
TORMARESCA) |
| Extremely deep intense purple colour. Spicy, intense, ripe plum-cherry puree nose with some sandalwood notes. Fairly dry, medium to medium-full bodied, solid, well balanced, spicy, slightly baked, ripe plum-cherry flavours with a lingering, fairly crisp, somewhat cedary, youthful, off-dry, high acid finish. Ready-to-drink. This 100% Primitivo has 14.5% alcohol and 9 g/L residual sugar with lot number L8081 on the back label. Better than the 2015 (**/**+) that was released on April 14, 2018 at $19.95. |
CSPC |
320929 |
| Type |
Red Table Wine |
| Agent |
Mar Ant |
| Country |
Italy |
| Region |
Puglia |
| Rating |
**/**+(88.5 points)
Very Spicy, Baked |
| LCBO Note |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments! |
| TASTING NOTE: Torcicoda is an elegant plea to stop the appassimento. Now in its tenth year, this primitivo it is anything but primitive, with a fresh, modern style, and going for elegance over power and warmth. The grapes come from two sites: head-pruned bush vines and a cordon system in the Maime Estate vineyards at San Pietro Vernotico, and a selection from the Bocca di Lupo estate in Minervino Murge. Post ferment, it spends ten months in small French and Hungarian oak barrels and a further eight months in bottle before release. I like the fine-grained, well-managed tannins and just a hint of Mediterranean sweetness, black cherry/ black raspberry licorice, and dry elegant finish. A terrific choice for turkey or mushroom pasta dishes. Score - 90 (Anthony Gismondi, gismondionwine.com, Oct. 16, 2018) |
Price |
$ 19.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - June 8, 2019 |
| Cases bought |
399 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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