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By: Chris Miller |
K&L Staff Member |
Review Date: 5/20/2012
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In past reviews, I've probably hinted at if not outright stated that I'm not a huge fan of Zinfandel. Don't get me wrong, I've had some lovely examples of the grape, but many (most?) are just too ripe, too jammy, and too alcoholic for my tastes. To be fair, I'm not a huge fan of Primitivo either, so it's not just my inner italiophile talking here. I must say however, if more Zins were like this, I'd be singing a different tune. This wine has all the deep, rich black and red fruit, clove, pepper and exotic spice that a dyed in the wool Zin lover would expect from their wine, but while full bodied and rich in the mouth, it's stops well short of being ponderous and dull. It retains it's refreshing quality (something we all too often forget; wine is ultimately meant to be a refreshing beverage). That said, this wine is at it's best paired with big, sturdy fair. Anything grilled or roasted, hearty pastas and soups, a hunk of hard, well aged cheese and some crusty bread. FYI, for those who haven't heard, the primitivo grape was brought to California by southern Italian gold prospectors where it was planted in the Sierra foothills and became our Zinfandel. Interestingly enough, primitivo was brought to Italy from present day Croatia, where it's called Plavac. Not sure who brought it to Croatia however. CM
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