Leone de Castris Salento Il Medaglione Primitivo Puglia Italy 2022

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100% Primitivo (Zinfandel) Deep ruby in color, this bold southern Italian red opens with fragrant notes of rose petal, blackberry, and plum. Classic Primitivo through and through, it delivers a concentrated, velvety palate of bramble fruit, black cherry licorice, anise, cinnamon, and black currant, layered with fig, prune, and dense dried black fruit compote. A touch of black pepper, marzipan, sweet tobacco, smoke, and wild herbs brings savory complexity, while wet leaves and dried herbs ground it with a rustic elegance. This is a dry wine with medium-plus body, flavor intensity, and finish—warm, balanced, and simply unforgettable. It’s a wine that speaks of sun-soaked vines and slow southern evenings.

Food Pairing: Orecchiette with sausage and broccoli rabe, eggplant parmigiana, lasagna, braised short ribs, wood fired pizza with soppressata and mushrooms, aged pecorino, provolone

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