Diciotto Primitivo Salento IGT

REGION: Puglia

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Unique and extreme of its kind, Diciotto (means 18) clearly owes its name to its alcohol content: eighteen degrees of balance and passion.

Color: intense red

Nose: intense notes of ripe fruit open the doors to pleasant hints of tobacco, in a soft finish of chocolate and coffee

Flavor/Finish: Velvety and enveloping, with tannins capable of gently expanding, leaving a pleasant length of taste

Varietal: 100% Primitivo

Food Pairing: red grilled meat, beef stew, game, braised beef, chocolate cakes

Process: Alberello Pugliese training, hand-picked grapes, aging 14 months in French oak tonneau and 12 in bottle

Serving Temperature: 60 - 64 °F

Alcohol: 18.0 %

Awards:

91 POINTS: Robert Parker

91 POINTS: Wine Advocate

92 POINTS: Wine Spectator

DUE (2) BICCHIERI: Gambero Rosso