Layer Cake, Puglia IGT, Primitivo, a.k.a. Zinfandel 2007 The nose features cooked fruit and vanilla while the mouth is light and soft. Bottled under Stelvin. 13.5% $12.99 at Bottle Barn

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Sobon Estate, Amador County, Rezerve, Primitivo 2007 The black pepper is not shy in the nose of this wine. In the mouth the blackberries come to the fore along with ripe tannins. All the grapes were grown organically. Grown, produced and bottled in Plymouth 15% $17.99 at Bottle Barn Sobon Estate

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Jacuzzi Family Vineyards, Lake County, Morine Ranch, Primitivo 2006 In the nose the fruit is stewed and evolving . In the mouth this wine is light-bodied and warm with a touch of sweet pruniness. The wine was aged for 9 months in French and American oak. P&B in Sonoma 14.5% $20 at the winery [...]

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Barry Collier has created a paradise for his grapes above the Dry Creek Valley. If you were a grape, you would want to be planted under his care. The hillside vineyards are steep and the views are incredible. The highest points are above the fog line, where the grapes benefit from a bigger bath of [...]

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Botromagno, Puglia IGT, Primitivo 2006 The nose shows drying and oxidized fruit while the mouth is extremely tannic. The astringency dominates; it was a mistake to take a chance on this wine. Bottled in Gravina 13.5% $14.99 at Traverso’s

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Tormaresca, Puglia IGT, Neprica 2007 The grapes are 40% Negroamaro, 30% Primitivo, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon. Estate grown and bottled in Minervino Murge 13.5% $9.99 at Traverso’s Tormaresca
Torreguaceto, Vino Rosso da Tavola 2003 Bottled by Racemi in Manduria 13% $19.95 at Traverso’s

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A Mano Puglia Primitivo IGT 2005
Fine for the price – it shows some Zin-like jammy fruit and complexity probably from a bit of brett. The latest bottle sample in April ‘08 was especially supple and Zin-like. Bot for Amano in Castellaneta, just above Taranto in Salento in Puglia imp by Empson Alexandria VA $10.99 at [...]

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Collier Falls Dry Creek Valley Primitivo 2005
This is lovingly slathered in oak. P&B in Geyserville 15.2% $32 at the winery Collier Falls
Bella Alexander Valley Big River Ranch Zinfandel 2005
A very balanced Zin with tannic structure and dense fruit. Sourced from vines over 100 years old. P&B in Healdsburg 14.9% $36 at the winery but [...]

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Gran Sasso, Puglia, Primitivo IGT 2005
Tasted in May ‘08 this wine was blooming with brett and would repulse most consumers. A bottle tasted later in the summer proved to be a different animal. Oaky and earthy with new world fruit, an appropriate amount of acid to brighten the wine and some tannin. Thus it lacked [...]

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This flight features two Mendo wines, one Zinfandel and the other Primitivo.
Chiarito Mendocino Estate Bottled Zinfandel 2004
Quite structured with concentration of berries to keep up – a little warm. There’s 11% Petite Sirah in the final blend. Aging was 21 months in French oak, egg white fined and bottled unfiltered. GP&B Ukiah 15.1% [...]

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