Masserie Pisari
Salento Rosso IGT, Primitivo 2009
$15.99
Masserie Pisari is a winery located on the tip of Italy's stiletto. Truthfully, if you traveled much further south, you'd find yourself in the Ionian Sea (check it out here!) But its exotic location is only one small reason to love this seductive red wine.
Primitivo, a grape grown in southeast Italy, is a cousin of the American Zinfandel. Zins are tricky. The best of them are round, soft, and dripping with dark berry fruit and baking spices. The less attractive versions can be saggy with alcohol and cloyingly thick. You go in for the rock-candy smelling nose, and your palate comes out purple and ready for a nap. There can be the danger of this same wearying experience with Cousin Primitivo.
The Masserie Pisari offers a palate so surprisingly satisfying it made us raise our eyebrows. Why surprising? Because it smells juicy and sinfully ripe --- just like a proper zinfandel, but with a touch more red fruit than blue. At first sip, you find that ingratiating and jammy fruit, but lo, and behold the finish is svelte, spicy, energetic, even fresh. This could be the the ultimate barbecue wine! Come see for yourself.
Salute!
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