20 September 2004 2002 Primitivo-Merlot, Da Luca, Tarantino, Puglia, Italy, £4.99, Waitrose; £5.49 Budgens The Primitivo is a cracker of a grape, giving you gobfulls of rich, ripe fruit. It's calmed down here by Merlot – still deep, spicy, smoky and plummy, but in a lighter vein. Taken from Oz Clarke's Wine Buying Guide 2004 Printable Tasting Sheet