Primitivo Rosato A Mano 2022

This is a rosato for food.  The strawberry fruit character is balanced with light tannins and herbal notes, and it has a lovely structure.

On our tours to Puglia in 2016 we met Mark Shannon at a beautiful Masseria, a typical farmhouse restaurant. Mark is a Californian who set up A Mano wines with his Italian partner Elvezia back in 1998 and they very quickly established a reputation for making brilliant wines from local indigenous grapes such as Negroamaro, Susumaniello, Minutolo, Flanghina and Aleatico. Jancis Robinson particularly credits Mark for having introduced top class Primitivo from Puglia to the United States!

At A Mano we enjoyed a massive buffet lunch stuffed artichokes, courgettes in many forms, bread salad, aubergine creations and a host of delicious dishes that were totally new experiences for everyone. It showed Puglian cuisine in a truly glorious shining light of creativity and flavour.  Back home we enjoy this delicious, versatile rosato with salads, pizza, quiche, paella, Taleggio cheese – and wish we were back in Puglia!