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Jorche Soltema Primitivo del Salento 2017
Salento, Puglia, ItalyDalila and Emanuela Gianfreda are fifth generation winemakers at Jorche, overseeing the 31 hectares of vines surrounding their Salento family estate. This Primitivo grows in the red, iron-oxide rich sandstones throughout the property. This aged 9 months in barrels and 3 months in bottle prior to release. Soft and sun-ripened with cassis, wild plum, dark cherry, dried roses, and old wood flooding the full palate, bound by cushy tannins and finishing with savoury baking spices. This is a big, generous red, ready for your rustic stews.Tasted: 06 November 2020Tasted by: Treve RingPrices:ON | $19.95 | 750ml | consignment |
Grape: Primitivo