Red Wine Grape
Primitivo
Primitivo is a deeply coloured red grape closely associated with Puglia in southern Italy. It ripens early and typically produces generous, full-bodied wines with ripe dark fruit, warm spice and soft, rounded tannins. DNA research has shown it to be genetically identical to Croatia’s Crljenak Kaštelanski and California’s Zinfandel.
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Where It Is Grown
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Primitivo di Manduria
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Salento
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Gioia del Colle
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Brindisi
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Taranto
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Typical Tasting Profile
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Fruit
Blackberry, black cherry, ripe plum, mulberry, dried fig
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Floral / Herbal
Mediterranean herbs, liquorice, dried herbs
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Spice / Other
Black pepper, cinnamon, cocoa, tobacco
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Oak Influence
Oak ageing can add vanilla, toast, coffee, cocoa and sweet spice
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Structure
Acidity
Medium
Tannin
Medium
Body
Full
Sweetness
Dry
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What to Expect in the Glass
Rich, full-bodied reds with ripe blackberry, plum and dark cherry, usually supported by soft tannins and warming spice. Old-vine and Primitivo di Manduria examples can offer greater concentration, savoury complexity and ageing potential.
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Famous Regions & Appellations
Primitivo di Manduria DOC
Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG
Gioia del Colle DOC
Salento IGT
Puglia IGT
Explore the grape
Primitivo Wines
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Morlet Reserve Zinfandel Margaret River 2014
$78.00
Puglia Pop
Puglia Pop Luminaria | Primitivo di Manduria 2021 | Manduria, Italy
$77.00
Schola Sarmenti
Schola Sarmenti Coreimei | Primitivo Passito 2018 | Salento, Italy
$68.00
Schola Sarmenti
Schola Sarmenti Diciotto | Primitivo | 2020 | Salento, Italy
$160.00
Schola Sarmenti
Schola Sarmenti Armentino | Negroamaro & Primitivo 2018 | Salento, Italy
$70.00
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Tenute Rubino Primitivo di Manduria 2019 Red Wine | Puglia, Italy
$64.00
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Vinosia Orus Primitivo IGP 2020 Red Wine | Campania, Italy
$58.00
Tinazzi
Tinazzi Cantine San Giorgio Sentieri Infiniti Primitivo Puglia 2021 Red Wine | Puglia, Italy
$58.00
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Tenute Rubino Punta Aquila Primitivo IGT 2017 Red Wine | Salento, Italy
$55.00
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Mammasanta Primitivo di Manduria 2021 Red Wine | Puglia, Italy
$65.00
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Montemajor Fletris Primitivo IGT 2021 Red Wine | Puglia, Italy
$69.00
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