The luscious, rich and ripe Italian.
Awarded 99 Points by Italian wine guru Luca Maroni, not once (2017), not twice (2018) but three in a row with the Masso Antico 2019, then again in 2021 and now on the 2022.
Maroni publishes a much sought after Best Italian Wines Annual (Annuario Dei Migliori Vini Italiani).
Known in Australia and the US as Zinfandel, this Primitivo is at home in Puglia's warmth. This is made using dried, concentrated grapes, in the same way as Amarone. The resultant wine is rich, ripe, bright, luscious and laden with roasted plum, black cherries, vanilla and sweet spice. It will continue to develop over the next 5 to 6 years.
A harmonious, maximum qualitative expression. A treasure of consistency and clarity to the senses, reveals itself with absolutely universal enjoyability. Its majestic extract, its stainless fruit and aroma is so clear and soft. A wine of native viticultural qualities. With its spicy blackberry, roundness and clarity, absolutely pure. Chapeau. Rating: 99 Points; Luca Maroni; Annual Italian Wine Guide.
Rich, dark cherry aromas lead to a ripe mouthfeel with damsons and blackberries. There are layers of liquorice and a touch of sweet fruit on the finish. The International Wine & Spirit Competition, London 2024.
