1999 Santera Primitivo di Manduria

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From Is-Wine in NYC. Italian DOC wine--if I read the label correctly it is from an agricultural cooperative. 14% alcohol by volume.
Purple red color with some translucency. Nose of dark fruits and whiff of cedar.
Taste of dark plumskins, dark berries, and cedar.
Some drying tannins on the finish--lengthy finish.
Pleasant to drink with stuffed green peppers one night and salisbury steak the next. Could see it with pizza or burgers treated with steak sauce or Worchestershire sauce.
It's similarlities to CA zinfandel? Not too pronouced as far as I could tell. Nice in a different way.