Tormaresca Primitivo Torcicoda Salento IGT 2023 750ml

Tormaresca is the Puglia estate of the Antinori family. Torcicoda comes from older vineyards at Tenuta Maìme near San Pietro Vernotico in Salento, and it is the estate's flagship Primitivo.

It's 100% Primitivo. The grapes are picked slightly over-ripe, destemmed and fermented in stainless steel at no more than 28°C, with about 13 days of maceration. The wine then ages about 18 months before release, in French and Hungarian oak barriques. It's 15% alcohol.

It's an intense ruby with violet hints, full of black cherry, plum and red fruit, with licorice, vanilla and tobacco from the oak, and a soft, generous palate held together by fine tannins.

Against The Prisoner Saldo Zinfandel, Torcicoda is single-estate Primitivo from Puglia with barrique aging; for a structured Italian red that can still cellar, choose Torcicoda.

Serve it at cool room temperature, around 60 to 64°F, now or over the next several years. Try it with grilled sausages or braised lamb.

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