Primitivo
Primitivo
Primitivo is a dark grape that produces wines with high alcohol and tannin, and deep flavour and colour. Most often found in Southern Italy, the grape has found a second home in California where it is produced as the grape variety, Zinfandel. It most often needs some oak ageing to soften a natural hardness found in the wines, and typically exhibits dark-berry flavours with woody spice and licorice notes.