Marco Maci Fra Diavolo Primitivo

[Drew]

One of the most unusual wines I've ever had. This is a 13.5% Alc. dry port. Dark ruby/purple in the glass. Big nose of ruby port, creme de cassis and an earthy/underbrush component. Ruby port flavors with the creme de cassis notes developing as the wine opens. Tannic mid palate and the wine finishes long. Beautiful to serve with blue cheese or stilton. No year is indicated on the bottle.

Back label states: "A dry red wine obtained from carefully selected primitivo grapes, Fra Diavolo is a big wine, full of character, great in body with an ample bouguet, intense, complex flavor and a rich long, lingering finish." From the Salento Geographical area. $17

FRA DIAVOLO
In Italian, fra diavolo refers to peppery dishes. It means literally, brother devil and refers to a Sicilian Robin Hood, Michele Pezza (1771-1806), who disguised himself as a Franciscan friar and so was called 'Fra Diavolo'.

Drew

[This message has been edited by Drew (edited 03-12-2003).]