Pillastro Primitivo needs no introductionits a legend with critics and our customers #1 southern Italian red. Arriving with 95 points and a double-gold medal from Gilbert & Gaillard the 2021 vintage is rich, smooth and better than ever. Heres Gilbert & Gaillard on what to expect in the glass: Pleasant nose combining red berry fruit...smoky and spicy touches. Impressive, full-flavored palate. This wines cachet is hardly surprising when you consider the source. It hails from Cantine Due Palme, a winemaking cooperative founded by three-time Vinitaly Winemaker of the Year Angelo Maci (below). Nowadays, his daughter Melissa is President, while his nephew Francesco assists the new head winemaker, Vincenzo Campanella, in the cellar.