Primitivo Salento Torcicoda

There's a dark core of ripe black plum, mulberry and sun-dried black cherry fruit in this refined red, backed by lively acidity. Medium-bodied and balanced, with the fruit profile enmeshed with fine, taut tannins and notes of bay leaf, black licorice, minerals and sandalwood. Drink now through 2032. 2,000 cases imported.

This concentrated primitivo has scents of sweet spices, prunes, licorice and a balsamic touch. The palate delivers much of what you would expect from the aromatic profile—it’s concentrated, with compact dark fruit that barely shows through the towering tannins, which resolve into a creamy finish. Drink or hold.