Tormaresca

Torcicoda Salento Primitivo

8.9434 ratings
8.917 pro ratings
Salento, Puglia, Italy
Primitivo
Turkey, White Rice, Chicken, Potato, Pasta, Lamb, Exotic Spices, Herbs, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Duck, Baking Spices, Mushrooms, Pungent Cheese, Pork, Beef, Chili & Hot Spicy, Onion, Tomato-Based, Soft Cheese
Top Notes For
Ellen Clifford

Power and balance and fun. Tormaresca makes fun but serious wines. Old meets new. Black cherries undercurrent of licorice and/or caraway. Smooth very well integrated tannins. Solid juice. Take that to mean what you will.

Power and balance and fun. Tormaresca makes fun but serious wines. Old meets new. Black cherries undercurrent of licorice and/or caraway. Smooth very well integrated tannins. Solid juice. Take that to mean what you will.

Mar 13th, 2019
Meg Herring

Luscious! Several people at our group dinner remarked how smooth it is. The flavors and tannin were all in line for a Primitivo too. Paired with lamb ragu.

Luscious! Several people at our group dinner remarked how smooth it is. The flavors and tannin were all in line for a Primitivo too. Paired with lamb ragu.

Jun 26th, 2018
Gordon Walker

Soft vanilla fruity goodness with some phenolic bite

Soft vanilla fruity goodness with some phenolic bite

1 person found it helpfulApr 16th, 2015
Emily Fleischaker

great with SpagBol

great with SpagBol

1 person found it helpfulDec 8th, 2014
Ilaria Ropolo

Salento IGT 2012, 14.5%, from Primitivo grapes. Bottle tasted in October 2014.
This grape from southern Italy is genetically very similar to Zinfandel.
Robust but elegant, slightly sweet masculine and rich. Beautiful with meats and aged cheese, but perfect on its own too, at the end of a meal. I loved it!

Salento IGT 2012, 14.5%, from Primitivo grapes. Bottle tasted in October 2014.
This grape from southern Italy is genetically very similar to Zinfandel.
Robust but elegant, slightly sweet masculine and rich. Beautiful with meats and aged cheese, but perfect on its own too, at the end of a meal. I loved it!

Oct 9th, 2014
Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

8.9

Lower residual and lower alcohol than most primativo cherry spices pepper

Lower residual and lower alcohol than most primativo cherry spices pepper

Sep 19th, 2014
Matt Young

Pretty decent, a little too acidic for me though. Also apparently Primitivo is the same/similar as Zinfandel? Don't know if that's true but I didn't notice a whole lot of similarity...

Pretty decent, a little too acidic for me though. Also apparently Primitivo is the same/similar as Zinfandel? Don't know if that's true but I didn't notice a whole lot of similarity...

Jun 13th, 2013
Sergio L Figueiredo

Álcool 14,5%.
DUFRY/SP - MA - out/2021

Álcool 14,5%.
DUFRY/SP - MA - out/2021

Feb 4th, 2024
Richard Shin

Meh. Like a cali high alcohol fruit bomb. 15.5% al. Not for me.

Meh. Like a cali high alcohol fruit bomb. 15.5% al. Not for me.

Oct 23rd, 2023
Mark McAndrews

Smooth, nice

Smooth, nice

Aug 9th, 2023