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Pricum Primeur

"Varietal notes of cherries and red roses highlight this prieto picudo, with its delightfully wild edge of tannins." —

Patricio Tapia, Wine & Spirits Magazine

Winery

MARGON, BODEGAS

Appellation

Tierra de Leon D.O.

Grape(s)

100% Prieto Picudo, from vines ranging in age from 60-100 years old

Altitude/Soil

750-800 meters / sandy soils with abundant surface pebbles

Farming Methods

Practicing Organic

Harvest

Hand harvested into small boxes and held overnight at low temperature prior to processing

Production

Destemmed grapes were fermented with native yeasts in temperature controlled wooden tanks, malolactic conversion in barrel

Aging

Aged for 3 months in French oak barrels

Suggested Retail Price

$28

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Pricum Primeur 2012

90 (W&S) 90 (VM) 89+ (VfC) 89 (RP) 88 (WS)

Score	Publication	Review	Copy
90	Wine & Spirits Magazine	Varietal notes of cherries and red roses highlight this prieto picudo, with its delightfully wild edge of tannins. The wine's acidity makes it feel juicy, a friendly red for pizza. This comes from ancient vines, some more than 100 years old.
90	Vinous Media	(fermented in large French oak foudres , followed by malo and three months of aging in French oak barriques): Inky ruby. Pungent, smoke-accented blackcurrant and cherry pit aromas show very good clarity and pick up a floral accent with aeration. Sappy and concentrated, offering bitter cherry and dark chocolate flavors that are enlivened by a jolt of juicy acidity. Clings nicely on the finish, which features slow-building, dusty tannins and a hint of sweet mocha. These vines reportedly range from 60 to over 100 years in age. 2018 – 2024
89+	View from the Cellar	The Pricum bottling from Bodegas Margón is produced under the consultancy of Raúl Pérez from a vineyard planted with sixty to one hundred year-old, Prieto Picudo vines. The 2012 comes in at 13.5 percent octane, was fermented with indigenous yeasts from hand-harvested fruit, with malolactic fermentation taking place in barrel and the wines spending an additional three months after malo is completed aging in casks. The bouquet is quite complex, as it wafts from the glass in a blend of dark berries, chicory, woodsmoke, balsam bough, a touch of tree bark and a topnote of botanicals quite similar to aged Montepulciano d’Abruzzo. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and impressively light on its feet, with a good core, moderate tannins and fine length and grip on the complex and youthful finish. I very much like this wine, which marries sweetness of fruit and a bit of bitter elements that I find fairly often in certain Italian wines, but which I seldom come across from Spain. Quite individual in style and very well-made juice. 2017-2030+.
89	The Wine Advocate	The 2012 Pricum Primeur is pure Prieto Picudo fermented in oak vats and matured for eight months in French oak barriques. Dark and concentrated with lactic and creamy notes fused to meaty aromas of cured beef and ripe black fruit with a volatile hint. The palate is medium-bodied, has abundant, grainy tannins, able to handle most foods, and a lively acidity that would make this ideal with charcuterie.
88	Wine Spectator Online	This bold red delivers ripe plum, licorice and smoky flavors, mingling with cola and mineral notes. Features chewy tannins and balsamic acidity. Decant. Prieto Picudo. Drink now through 2020.

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