Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale Il Sava 2001

Vinicola Savese (Italy)

Primitivo di Manduria (Apulia)

Primitivo
Sweet Wine	Score: ✧✧✧✧

Primitivo di Manduria Il Sava shows an intense ruby red color and nuances of garnet red, little transparency. The nose reveals intense, clean, pleasing and refined aromas which start with hints of blackberry jam, black cherry jam and prune followed by aromas of vanilla, dried violet, tobacco, pink pepper, tamarind, cinnamon, mace and chocolate. The mouth has good correspondence to the nose, a sweet and tannic attack, however balanced by alcohol, full body, intense flavors. The finish is persistent with flavors of blackberry jam and prune. Primitivo di Manduria Il Sava ages in barrique and in earthenware containers.

Alcohol: 19%

Chocolate desserts, Hard cheese, Dried fruit tarts

Suggested glass	18 °C (64 °F)
(Bodied or Mature Red Wines)

April 2007

Vinicola Savese (Italy)

Primitivo di Manduria (Apulia)

Primitivo

Sweet Wine

Score: ✧✧✧✧

The wine shows a deep ruby red color and nuances of garnet red, little transparency. The nose denotes intense, clean, pleasing and refined aromas that start with hints of blackberry jam, black cherry jam and prune followed by aromas of dried violet, vanilla, tobacco, tamarind, nail polish, chocolate and mace. The mouth has good correspondence to the nose, a sweet and tannic attack, however balanced by alcohol, full body, intense flavors. The finish is persistent with flavors of blackberry jam and prune. Primitivo di Manduria Passione ages for 8 months barrique and in earthenware containers.

Alcohol: 17%

Chocolate desserts, Hard cheese, Dried fruit tarts

Suggested glass

18 °C
(64 °F)

(Bodied or Mature Red Wines)

Issue 52, May 2007

Vinicola Savese (Italy)

Primitivo di Manduria (Apulia)

Primitivo

Red Wine

Score: ✧✧✧✭

The wine shows a brilliant ruby red color and nuances of garnet red, little transparency. The nose denotes intense, clean, pleasing and refined aromas which start with hints of plum, blackberry and black cherry followed by aromas of violet, tobacco, vanilla, carob and menthol. The mouth has good correspondence to the nose, a tannic attack and pleasing roundness, however balanced by alcohol, full body, intense flavors. The finish is persistent with flavors of plum and blackberry. A small part of this Primitivo ages in barrique.

Alcohol: 14%

Roasted meat, Game, Stewed and braised meat, Hard cheese

Suggested glass

18 °C
(64 °F)

(Bodied or Mature Red Wines)

April 2007

Vinicola Savese (Italy)

Primitivo di Manduria (Apulia)

Primitivo

Red Wine

Score: ✧✧✧✧

This Primitivo di Manduria shows an intense ruby red color and nuances of garnet red, little transparency. The nose denotes intense, clean, pleasing and refined aromas that start with hints of plum, blackberry and black cherry followed by aromas of dried violet, vanilla, tamarind, tobacco, licorice, mace, carob and menthol. The mouth has good correspondence to the nose, a tannic attack and pleasing roundness, however balanced by alcohol, full body, intense flavors. The finish is persistent with flavors of plum, blackberry and black cherry. Part of this Primitivo ages in barrique.

Alcohol: 16%

Game, Roasted meat, Braised and stewed meat, Hard cheese

Suggested glass

18 °C
(64 °F)

(Bodied or Mature Red Wines)

Issue 52, May 2007

Vinicola Savese

Apulia (Italy)

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