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"For your pleasure
In our present state
Part false part true
Like anything
We present ourselvesThe words we use tumble
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Gravel hard and looseThere all night lying
With your dark horse hiding
Abhorring such extremes" - Bryan FerryCategories
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2012 Inkwell Infidels Primitivo
All American oak, 22% new. There’s a splash of Shiraz in here as well. Smells and tastes of custard coated plums, blackberries, kirsch and sweet coconut. A hint of blood orange. Creamy, liqueurous and more open-weave but the requisite strike … Continue reading
2009 Cargo Road Sparkling Zinfandel
Australia’s only sparkling Zinfandel…which won’t surprise many readers. Winemaker James Sweetapple really is obsessed by the variety. As you walk down the stairs into the winery a lengthy shelf of emptied Zinfandel and Primitivo bottles from all over the world sit … Continue reading
2010 Kangarilla Road Black St Peters Zinfandel
Geez, three Australian wines with at least some Zinfandel/Primitivo in them tasted so far this month. It’s thrown me for a loop let me tell you. Black St Peters was the name given to Zinfandel during the mid-1800s in the … Continue reading
2011 Inkwell The Infidel Primitivo
Another success story from the maligned 2011 vintage in South Australia. McLaren Vale has produced its fair share. You don’t see a lot of Primitivo/Zinfandel in this country but I’ve got plenty of time for this take on it. It … Continue reading
2008 Madeleines Nangkita Primitivo
Southern Fleurieu 15.0% Screwcap $22 Source: Sample Cards on the table time. Primitivo/Zinfandel is not a grape with which I have much experience. I’ve tried about three Australian examples and a couple of American ones. So far I’m neither completely … Continue reading
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