2007 A Mano Primitivo (Puglia, Italy)

Tonight, on our way to a dance class at the Grizzly Rose, we decided to have a quick dinner at a little place called Luke's on Kipling (see Restaurants). We split a steak, salad and side dish and tried the 2007 A Mano Primitivo zin from Puglia, Italy.


This zin had much more depth and interest than the Artezin zin that I wrote about last night and it was even cheaper (under $10 retail). It was definitely more fruit forward but not sweet. I noticed a bright raspberry flavor in this wine that contrasted nicely with the dark, charred, Pittsburgh style preparation of the steak.

It seems we are off to a good start of finding zins that have a "pop" and are interesting, but that are not sickening sweet, fruit bombs.

According to the bottle, the grapes for this wine come from vineyards in the heart of the Primitivo growing region, located in the low hills east of Taranto in Puglia, Italy.  A google search revealed that this region is an old sea bed full of fossils from clams, oysters and urchins. I'd love to visit someday - Jen has been to Italy, but I never have.

This is a wine that I will add to our wine rack. Knowing that a particular wine can be relied upon to have a bright raspberry quality will come in handy when pairing with foods.