Friday, July 17, 2009

A-mano Primitivo 2007

While this wine doesn't sound so good, the burnt rubber taste sounds interesting. Google revealed that there has been a recent major controversy about a burnt rubber taste in South African wines. In the end (spoiler alert) it seems the taste isn't confined to South Africa - it is probably a sulfur compound formed as a result of poor winemaking.

--- Iron Chef's Review ---

I had this wine many moons ago from the SAQ and really liked it, I was happy to see it at ANBL under a new screw cap.
Nose: Leafy notes- like tobacco. Hot berries in syrup, blueberries I think. Some resiny wood also.
Taste: Blueberry pie with vanilla ice cream. Gravely tannins. Some stemmy notes. And something that I didn't care for, it took me an hour to figure it out- Rubber bands or burnt rubber. I dislike that taste in wines. Not sure of the cause, but I will avoid it.
Overall, it was a disappointment; I would not buy this again. Rubber bands are not something I look for in a wine.

Price: $17.99
Score: 70
Value: 1/5
Region: Southern Italy- Puglia
Alochol: 13.5%
UPC: 726452003771
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 17, 2009 at 12:29 PM

    rubber, burnt rubber, oil smoke etc... = metacaptins formed in the wine. Most likely due to sluggish fermentation that gives the sulphur to combine with things it otherwise would not have time to combine with.

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  2. peterJuly 17, 2009 at 8:56 PM

    Thanks again for the bad review. I love it!
    I have debated back and forth on this wine for a while. You see it recommended all over the place, but mixed reviews at places like cellartracker. I left a bottle out west at the in-laws, not important enough to suitcase. Glad I didn't.

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