Paolo Leo, Passitivo Primitivo, IGT

A young primitivo as noticed by the absence of sediment, presence of some bubbles and dull dark garnet center with light garnet towards pinkish rim showing no signs of oxidation. It has medium+ viscosity, indicating a higher alchol percentage typical for the region. At first glance it smells of sour cherries, blackberries and blackcurrant (cassis) and earthy notes of mushrooms and dust. It shows it has been aged in oak due to hints of vanilla, butterscotch and (pipe)tobacco. In addition …

Full-bodied style tasting of bramble and berry fruit seasoned with slight woody/smoky notes. It’s a softie, that’s big and rich, developing spice and a little heat, fattening out nicely without ever becoming jammy. Enjoyed with a chilli con carne with friends, it was a perfect match. Moreover this is not a grape I usually favour but this was as good an example as I have tasted in a long time and would even be tempted to buy a bottle or …

Strahlendes rubinrot. Dunkle früchte Lakritze Minze dunkles fleisch. Runde füllige Konsistenz solides tanninherüst. Kurzer Abgang

Sehr frisch, fruchtig, Säure, Körper, mittlerer Abgang

Fruit bien mûre Excellent Q/P***$

This is an ugly one. Overripe fruit (what do you expect when you let Zinfandel dry on the vine for twelve days in the south of Italy), very sweet American oak, lots of alcohol (14.5% ABV). Brought by the sommelier to go with our main courses of pollack and duck respectively - there was no wine list so we had to follow his advice (“140 wines, I have them all in my head”). We left the restaurant faster than the …