So, the Primitivo grape is the Italian version of Zinfandel. Which makes it a dicey choice for Rosé since there's so much really bad white Zinfandels. In fact, I used to have a wine-dyed T-shirt from Crazy Shirts that claimed, "Friends Don't Let Friends Drink White Zinfandel". Which was a play on the slogan, "Friends don't let friends drive drunk," which--IYKYK--tells you how long ago THAT was.
Hint: I believe I was writing Scent of the Roses, at the time. But I digress...
This was quite a nice wine made in the Italian style from grapes grown in the Texas High Plains. It's a young wine (as Rosé tends to be). And it was a very pretty salmon color, but oddly cloudy. It actually looked like a Pét-Nat wine, to be honest.
There were notes of burnt orange, fresh berry, and caramel on the nose. I tasted cantaloupe, strawberry and dried wild blueberry...which makes it sound sweet, which it was not! Lots of minerality, though. Not a bad thing.
I enjoyed this at the Texas Hill Country Olive Company Bistro along with a lovely salad and a chicken caprese sandwich. I think they paired very nicely.
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