☆Tasting - Grifone - Primitivo

Another one of my great Trader Joe's finds - Grifone! This wine I bought last week when I was planning my meals for my dinner pairing night, but ended up not using this bottle! For the price tag of only $4 this old vine Zinfandel really surprised me!

I paired this wine with a. tomato bisque soup and some sour dough bread and although it may be an unlikely combo I think the two went well together. This wine had strong fruit and spice notes and I think the spice notes were what paired super well with the soup!  This wine was medium in boldness and had a lighter body for a red wine, but I did enjoy it. I think my enjoyment of this wine may have stemmed from the more bold and creamy soup which I had it with. The soup was definitely a heavier soup and was juxtaposed well with the wine so in the future I would like to have this wine with cheese or even on its own to see how it holds up !

☆ Fast Facts
Name:Grifone 
Variety: Zinfandel
Country: Italy
Year: 2018
Price: $4
Review:


Zinfandel in America…Primitivo in Italy…Mali Plavac in Croatia…For more than a millenium, the mystery grape of international viticulture travelled all over the world. Grifone is 100% Primitivo from old Zinfandel vines of Puglia region, a result of long study made in conjunction with local growers, trying to rediscover the original concentration of fruit, spices and flavours of this historical grape. Our Primitivo is soft and deep with flavorful vanilla notes and a long finish.