{"id":265,"date":"2008-05-20T08:01:06","date_gmt":"2008-05-20T16:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rjwine.com\/blog\/?p=265"},"modified":"2008-10-07T16:06:07","modified_gmt":"2008-10-08T00:06:07","slug":"a-look-at-italian-primitivo-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rjwine.com\/blog\/2008\/05\/20\/a-look-at-italian-primitivo-2\/","title":{"rendered":"A look at Italian Primitivo"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Mano Puglia Primitivo IGT 2005<\/span><\/strong>
\nFine for the price “\u201c it shows some Zin-like jammy fruit and complexity probably from a bit of brett. <\/span><\/span>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 Bottle Barn <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Gran Sasso Puglia Primitivo IGT 2005 *of the flight!<\/span><\/strong>
\nOaky and earthy with new world fruit. <\/span>There is an appropriate amount of acid to brighten the wine thus it lacks the disappointing mushiness of many Italian Primitivo. <\/span>Very Nice and well-priced for value! <\/span>13% bottled by an undisclosed coop. or custom crush facility in S. Marzano in Taranto $8.99 at Traverso’s.
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\nTormaresca Salento Primitivo IGT Torcicoda 2003<\/span><\/strong>
\nDrinks like Zin with more tannin than the average and some complexing brett in the background<\/span> The 2nd <\/sup>bottle unfortunately had overheated and was leaking; the flavor was quite cooked and alcoholic. <\/span><\/span>An old vine Primitivo selection 14.5% Bottled in Minervino Murge in S. Pietro Vernotico, located just south of Brindisi in Salento on the Adriatic side of Puglia. <\/span>Fermented in stainless, aged 12 mos. in Fr. And Hungarian oak, unfiltered $18 at Traverso’s www.tormaresca.it<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Tenuta Pozzopalo Primitivo di Manduria DOC Giravolta 2004<\/span><\/strong>
\nLike some Sierra Foothills Zin with port and dried fruit characters, also browning and soft. <\/span>The 2nd<\/sup> and third bottles were even more so in the direction of falling apart and old. <\/span>14% Bottled by Racemi in Manduria in Salento in the part of Puglia adjacent to the Golfo di Taranto. <\/span>Accademia dei Racemi is a collaborative production and marketing effort of growers and producers from Manduria while maintaining separate brand identities, imp by Villaitaliawines $18 at Traverso’s www.accademiadeiracemi.it<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sinfarosa, Primitivo del Tarantio IGT 2003<\/span><\/strong>
\nThis wine smells of a pleasing combination of sweet cherries and earth. <\/span>In the mouth it is lean and acidic with a fair amount of astringency. <\/span>OK but should be less expensive given the taste profile. <\/span>100% Primitivo aged in 50% Slavonian and 50% stainless. <\/span>Sinfarosa is one of the estates participating in the Accademia consortium and the estate is located near Taranto in Salento. 13% bottled by the Accademia dei Racemi in Manduria in Salento in Puglia $12.99 at Bottle Barn in May ’08, up to $19.95 at Traverso’s in October ’08 www.accademiadeiracemi.it<\/a>
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Pichierri Primitivo del Tarantino IGT Le Petrose 2002<\/span><\/strong>
\nMore microbial than the ripest of cheeses; this wine combines the smell of rubber with the intense smell of an overripe brie cheese rind; the wine is quite tannic and the cheese character carries over in the mouth. <\/span>100% Primitivo, Le Petrose is one of 9 Primitivo cuvees produced for the Pichierri family, longtime growers in the region. <\/span>The IGT zone Tarantio spreads out from Taranto in Salento. <\/span>The wine is made in the coop at Sava for the Pichierri family. 14% P&B by Vincola Savese in Sava just west of Manduria in Salento in Puglia $11.99 at Bottle Barn www.vinipichierri.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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