2022 Hendry Primitivo tasting notes
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concert_goer2022 Hendry Primitivo 75cl 15% ABV
Blocks 10 & 24
USA, California, Napa Valley AVA
Aged 15 months in French oak barrels (approximately one-third of which were new)
Varietal: Primitivo
833 cases
Color: ruby.
Nose: tomato greenhouse, cherries, cloves, mandarins, bay leaves, leather, pencil shavings, vanilla, red pepper flakes, wet stone.
Taste: raspberries, cherries, plums, chocolate, barberry tang, mint. Moderate tannins and very good acidity (T.A.: 6.6 g/L).
Finish: barberry tang, raspberries, cherries, blueberries, apricots, tannins, cocoa.
Score: 9. Between good and excellent. +2+2+2.
Conclusion: a lovely wine! 91/100, somewhere between their two previous harvests (2020 and 2021).
Blocks 10 & 24
USA, California, Napa Valley AVA
Aged 15 months in French oak barrels (approximately one-third of which were new)
Varietal: Primitivo
833 cases
Color: ruby.
Nose: tomato greenhouse, cherries, cloves, mandarins, bay leaves, leather, pencil shavings, vanilla, red pepper flakes, wet stone.
Taste: raspberries, cherries, plums, chocolate, barberry tang, mint. Moderate tannins and very good acidity (T.A.: 6.6 g/L).
Finish: barberry tang, raspberries, cherries, blueberries, apricots, tannins, cocoa.
Score: 9. Between good and excellent. +2+2+2.
Conclusion: a lovely wine! 91/100, somewhere between their two previous harvests (2020 and 2021).
