An inexpensive, spicy Italian red wine from Primaterra; a funky, young winery from Puglia. Puglia (the sun baked heel of the Italian boot) was formerly a mass producer of bulk wines, but because government subsidies for the large co-ops have been drastically reduced in recent years, the area has been slowly evolving into a producer of better quality bottled wines; particularly their two most popular reds, Negroamaro and Primitivo. The 2006 Primaterra Primitivo is 100% Primitivo, a clone of the California Zinfandel (an American wine that’s one of my favorites) that has a nice spice from the Puglian heat, and a ripe dark fruit nose. A perfect wine for an end of the summer barbeque. 40% of the wine is aged in oak and the remainder is aged in stainless steel. The partial oak aging slightly softens the spice and helps smooth the finish. All of Primaterra’s wines have a cartoon line drawing on the label; the Primitivo has a drawing of a hen laying an egg. Synthetic cork.
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