Primitivo (Zinfandel) Wines

Kangarilla Road tends to make big-flavoured, warm reds and this primitivo (a grape variety) is no exception. Huge amount of sweet, chewy flavour here. This would make for an awesome Friday-night tipple in the depths of winter, whether with food ...

You like your reds big? You'll love this. This is a full-impact red - as is commonly the way with this grape (also known as zinfandel). Sure, it's a caricature of a red wine, but it's a bloody successful one - and who doesn't like the odd caricatu...

Better known as zinfandel; the bright, clear purple-crimson colour and fragrant bouquet are a compelling start, introducing a luscious palate of dark berry fruits interleaved with mocha and fruitcake.

The colour is brilliantly clear, albeit somewhat light; the wine has not been forced into ripening, but the inherent nature of the variety has meant that it had to achieve 15% alcohol. This has had no adverse impact on the wine, but experience tel...

Hailing from the South of Italty comes this savoury, earthy blockbuster style that is pretty close to a South Australian Shiraz with just a bit of Italian personality. For those who like something a little different every once in a while.

Hailing from the South of Italty comes this savoury, earthy blockbuster style that is pretty close to a South Australian Shiraz with just a bit of Italian personality. For those who like something a little different every once in a while.

Good colour;raspberry and plum with a healthy splash of spice; very rich, almost sweet palate; the finish cleans up nicely with a slight savoury note.

Strong colour; deep and rich red and black fruits; not common to find Zinfandel such as this in Australia, though it is in California.

Medium red-purple; a mix of spice, plum and prune and more savoury aromas lead into a palate with attractive sweet fruit and a dry finish. There are surprisingly few tannins, which might have given the wine more structure. Primitivo is of course t...

Bright hue; a scented and spicy bouquet and a delicious follow-on with the palate, the red cherry and spice fruits reminiscent of Californian zinfandel from cooler regions; very good length and balance, even if oak is obvious.

The 2007 Primitivo is also available, its vibrant, bright and big with spicy fruits, complexity and a little brash at the moment. A little bottle age will mellow it out. We can't decide which vintage we prefer, but with the 2007 Primitivo we had...

Light- to medium-bodied; a spicy, savoury style of zinfandel (the other name for primitivo) which reflects the multiple styles found in California. That said, the price is surely determined by the label than the intrinsic quality of the wine.

Colour: Bright crimson with deep red hues. Bouquet: Aromas of perfumed spicy bright red jubey fruits with light fig and brambles. Palate: The palate has loads of sauteed red fruits almost exotic bonbon in style. The integrated yet flavoursome ta...

Hailing from the South of Italty comes this savoury, earthy blockbuster style that is pretty close to a South Australian Shiraz with just a bit of Italian personality. For those who like something a little different every once in a while.