2021 Héroe Primitivo
2021 Héroe Primitivo is steady, fresh, medium-bodied and mouth-watering with layers of fruit goodness. It’s the perfect partner for BBQ spare ribs or lamb shank with mint sauce. It shows an excellent concentration of fruits while its flinty accents bring density to this subtly tannic and dry red wine. The palate possesses bold ripe strawberry and raspberry flavors that stay on to the finish. At 26% new American Oak, it’s easy to pull out bouquets of cedar, clove, coconut, and black coffee. My favorite part about this wine is that it is approachable, soft, lovely and steady, well still providing intriguing taste of classic Primitivo dark red fruits and herbal qualities. Enjoy this wine right from the bottling line or let it age for the next 2-3 years for further bottle aging that is sure to develop increased flavors with soft and savory notes.
2021 Héroe Primitivo is steady, fresh, medium-bodied and mouth-watering with layers of fruit goodness. It’s the perfect partner for BBQ spare ribs or lamb shank with mint sauce. It shows an excellent concentration of fruits while its flinty accents bring density to this subtly tannic and dry red wine. The palate possesses bold ripe strawberry and raspberry flavors that stay on to the finish. At 26% new American Oak, it’s easy to pull out bouquets of cedar, clove, coconut, and black coffee. My favorite part about this wine is that it is approachable, soft, lovely and steady, well still providing intriguing taste of classic Primitivo dark red fruits and herbal qualities. Enjoy this wine right from the bottling line or let it age for the next 2-3 years for further bottle aging that is sure to develop increased flavors with soft and savory notes.
2021 Héroe Primitivo is steady, fresh, medium-bodied and mouth-watering with layers of fruit goodness. It’s the perfect partner for BBQ spare ribs or lamb shank with mint sauce. It shows an excellent concentration of fruits while its flinty accents bring density to this subtly tannic and dry red wine. The palate possesses bold ripe strawberry and raspberry flavors that stay on to the finish. At 26% new American Oak, it’s easy to pull out bouquets of cedar, clove, coconut, and black coffee. My favorite part about this wine is that it is approachable, soft, lovely and steady, well still providing intriguing taste of classic Primitivo dark red fruits and herbal qualities. Enjoy this wine right from the bottling line or let it age for the next 2-3 years for further bottle aging that is sure to develop increased flavors with soft and savory notes.
The grapes were processed from destemming to bottle at our on-site winery. The fruit is never crushed, but simply destemmed for whole berry fermentation, which took place in 2,000 gallon stainless steel tanks as well as in 500L barrels for added complexity and diversity in the wine. The final blend of this wine is a combination of two Primitivo lots and one lot of Cabernet Franc; totaling 86% Primitivo and 14% Cabernet Franc. Both lots of Primitivo provide different characteristics for this wine. “Lento” Primitivo, the second of three Primitivo picks from the 8-acre Ridgeling block at Frankel vineyards is very fruit-forward, bursting with red fruit taste. The “Camp-8 Road" Primitivo is much more earthy in nature, dusty and chalky mouthfeel coupled with chocolate flavors. Finally, our Cabernet Franc, harvested from the “Lago De Los Patos” block, provides the structure to this wine with hefty tannins and rich color. In total the wine aged for 10 months in new and used barrels, many of which were 500L Puncheon barrels. Barrels were topped and tasted monthly leading up to the mid-August bottling in 2022.
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| Vintage | 2021 |
| Varietal | Primitivo |
| Varietal Composition | 86% Primitivo, 14% Cabernet Franc |
| Appellation | Paso Robles |
| Vineyard | Frankel Family Estate |
| Acid | 0.64 g/100 ml |
| PH | 3.65 |
| Residual Sugar | 0.05 g/100 ml |
| Alcohol | 14.60% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Bottling Date | 08/18/2022 |
| Cases Produced | 810 |
Héroe Primitivo, a unique wine dedicated to the Sculpterra Winery and Vineyard workers displays great and classic aromas of blackberry, chocolate, and licorice. This wine provides amazing value and consistency with each new release. Frankel Family estate vineyards prides itself on sustainable farming practices while continuing to adapt the challenges of each year in order to get the very best fruit from the vines. 2021 may go down as one of the best growing seasons ever experienced in Paso Robles! The weather played a huge role in the slow and steady development of the grapes. The usual heat spikes during harvest were not seen, enabling us to pick the grapes, one block at a time, as they reached perfect physical and phenological ripeness. Great wines are made at pruning, and for this wine each vine was pruned, shoot thinned, cluster thinned and trained by our skilled team of vineyard workers. The fruit was hand-picked into half-ton picking bins in two lots; September 16th and October 14th , while the mid/later ripening Cabernet Franc came in during the last week of September.
