Wine & Food
Basito 2015 Primitivo Salento Italy
- Refined over centuries, this gold medal-winning red is the perfect match for Italian food
Varietal: Primitivo
Vintage: 2015 Region: Salento, Italy
Alcohol by Volume: 13%
When you’re enjoying Italian food, Basito Primitivo is the wine to drink with it.
Lush and fruity with hints of spice and oak, the Basito highlights and enhances the flavors of the Mediterranean like no other wine can.
REGION: Salento makes up the southern end of Puglia, the heel of Italy’s boot, a peninsula of rolling hills and cooling seaside winds. Puglia is not only the country’s most prolific wine producing region, it is the heart of Italy’s agriculture, growing over half of the olives that form the backbone of Italian cooking. For more than 2,000 years, Salento has produced wine grapes coveted across the globe, with nearly every varietal thriving in the warm growing conditions along the Adriatic Sea.
TASTING NOTES: Basito opens with aromas of peppery spice and inky dark fruits. Decadent flavors of figs, plum and baked blackberry give Primitivo great energy, while oak aging provides the structure and complexity that allows Basito to stand up to rich and flavorful foods. Weighty and powerful, the overall texture from this early ripening variety is warm, lush and fruity.
TASTE TIP
Draw from the rich flavor of southern Italian cuisine when matching food with Primitivo. Load up the grill with lots of veggies and rosemary leg of lamb or incorporate the bright flavors of tomatoes in salads and sauces.
PAIRS GREAT WITH . . . - Pasta with Tomato-Based Sauce
- Roasted Pork Loin
- Vegetable/Vegetarian
- Italian