For when: the candles are lit and the conversation’s getting real
where sea breezes and fossil-rich sandy soils help shape wines of freshness and detail
Sourced from several Central Otago vineyards
which has made it impossible for phylloxera to colonise the vine roots
2023 Primitivo di Manduria 'Talo', San Marzano Bin End Sale For when: the candles areSan Marzanos 2023 Tal Primitivo di Manduria is Puglia turned up: rich, ripe, smooth and full of southern Italian warmth. Deep ruby in the glass, it opens with black cherry, plum, blackberry, sweet spice, cocoa, vanilla and a little tobacco curl from time in oak. On the palate, it is full bodied and velvety, with plush dark fruit, soft tannins and a warming, generous finish. This is exactly why Primitivo has become such a crowd pleaser: it gives you