Primitivo Collantes ‘Socaire’ 2016 stefano-lubiana careful treatment and low levels

careful treatment and low levels of tinkering in the winery

Fritz Hasselbach of Gunderloch was a wonderful friend of CellarHand: Affable

but also a mild spring and summer going into Vintage 2022

Delicate and elegant smell of citrus and peach with a chalky minerality

vanilla (in the background) and p âtisseries on the finish

Primitivo Collantes ‘Socaire’ 2016 stefano-lubiana careful treatment and low levelsFirst 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,