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Gianfranco Fino Es Più Sole Primitivo Di Manduria DOC
2012
750ml
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Wine Type:
Red
Varietal:
100%
Primitivo
Region, Subregion, Country:
Puglia, Italy
Appellation:
Primitivo Di Manduria DOC
Description:
Layers of densely packed fruit redolent of plum and blackberry preserves.
Winery:
Gianfranco Fino
www.gianfrancofino.it
Gianfranco Fino's focus has been about quality: no compromises, no short-cuts, and obsessive attention to his vineyards. He and his wife Simona purchased a three-acre, 50 year-old vineyard in the Manduria region of Puglia in 2004 and started the winery.
Wine Making:
Late harvest. Maceration in 600 liter French oak barrels on the skins for two weeks with four punch downs daily. Resting for twenty four hours to remove the coarse lees and ages in French oak barrels. After about 9 months in the barrels the wine is bottled without fining agents and rests another 9 months in bottle before release.
Style:
Silky & Smooth
Dominant Flavour:
Red Fruit
Black Fruit
Food Pairings:
A meditation wine
Critics Score:
94
Robert Parker
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