Primitivo Collantes ‘Socaire’ 2016 Size::6 Bottle Case marasca cherries

marasca cherries

which is almost ruler-straight

Brilliant pale lemon colour

this wine is completed with a generous finish of black tea tannins

I have never tasted the 1921 Raymond-Lafon

Primitivo Collantes ‘Socaire’ 2016 Size::6 Bottle Case marasca cherriesFirst released in 2014, Socaire is from old vines, fermented without control and aged 24 months in old, neutral Fino botas with no ullage, no flor. Here, Primi intends to further thread the wine with structure and secondary aromas. Socaire ages beautifully in the bottle, taking on a pronounced pasto character of dried maize, esparto and an enhanced azahar orange scent. The term socaire is to take the lee, to shelter from strong winds. Summer fields,