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Polvanera 2006 Primitivo

Italy, Puglia, Gioia Del Colle
C
I am searching for the old style pugliese high content wines sometimes bordering on fortified levels. Unfortunately these went out of vogue with the marketing campaign over the last 5 years of the primitivo. But I have seen 19 in a local restaurant (Cibus) which was amazing.
Vineyard: Polvanera
Color: Red
Year: 2006
Country: Italy
Logged on: 2010-11-06
Region: Puglia
Sub Region: Gioia Del Colle
Grape: Primitivo
Speciality: Polvanera 16
Alcohol Content: 16
Date Drank: 2010-11-05
Price: EUR 12
Size: Bottle 750ml
Purchase Location: Wine Shop
Purchase Location Name: Enoteca Ostuni
Drinking Temperature: 18
Label: Black with red circle inside no16
Taste: Classic bold primitivo
Finish: Long and tart
Appearance: Ink
Accompanying Foods: Tomatoes and chillies
Positives: not conforming to the mass marketed standards
Negatives: might need to be drunk warmer
Buy Again? No


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