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Felline 2010 Primitivo (Primitivo di Manduria)

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  1. $20
This pretty expression of Primitivo opens with ripe fruit aromas of prune and blackberry, plus notes of sweet spice and moist pipe tobacco. There’s a soft, chewy feeling on the palate, followed by bold fruit flavors.  — M.L.  (3/1/2013)
88
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Felline 2000 Vigna Del Feudo Red (Puglia)

  1. $28
A single-vineyard wine that’s mostly Primitivo—blended with small amounts of Montepulciano, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot—this is the big brother to Felline’s Primitivo di Manduria. The red berry flavors are ratcheted up a notch and pick up some peach and apricot notes of sur-maturité. Some time in barrique has imparted creamy milk chocolate, vanilla flavors and…  — C.S.  (5/1/2002)
87
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Felline 2000 Primitivo (Primitivo di Manduria)

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  1. $19
You can taste the Primitivo grape’s relationship to Zinfandel in wines like this one, which bursts with mixed berries and black pepper. It’s a soft, easy quaff, with juicy acidity and just enough ripe tannin to give it shape in the mouth. A sure hit with pizza or pasta.  (1/1/2004)
84
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Felline 2000 Alberello Negroamaro (Salento)

  1. $15
Earthy and slightly rustic, but still possessing plenty of tart red fruit, this 50-50 blend of Primitivo and Negroamaro is a touch too tannic for its own good; try taming the tannins with a slab of rare beef.  — W.E.  (5/1/2002)
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