"Primitivo, a cousin of California’s fruit-packed Zinfandel, is the godfather of southern Italian grapes. It’s dark, rich and persuasively charming" — 3 years ago
Beste wijn. — 25 days ago
Violette and fruits — 2 months ago
Drank at the end of 2023. Mellow (due to the age I presume) but full of flavors of tobacco and leather. Dangerously drinkable — 10 months ago
So...I had a birthday a couple weeks back.and due to scheduling, my regular bottle finishing team wasn't available until now, so we're finally doing it up in my grand, unique style.
Notes possibly tomorrow, scores honestly tonight.
Decanted 6H.
24-Hour Update:
Nose has crushed bricks, blood orange, ripe cherries, cranberry sauce and wet vines.
Palate has dried cranberry (unsweetened), chalk, orange zest, black currant and dried blackberry.
Seems a little shutdown, revisit 2023+. — 3 years ago
Could drink this every day. Perfectly balanced, medium-bodied 60-40% cab-primitivo. Dark cherry on the nose, smooth finish, delicious with steak, asparagus, roasted potatoes, and arugula salad. — 2 months ago
Good not insane — 9 months ago
The eternally understated Spanna from Piemonte is elegant, with notes of earth, black and red fruits and significant length. Am@always baffled why these come with such good QPR! — 3 years ago
Embree
Wonderful. Balanced. Beautiful. Smooth — 13 days ago