Negroamaro

Producer:
Cupertinum Cantina Sociale Cooperativa Di Copertino
Region:
Puglia
Grape:
Negroamaro (90%), Merlot (10%)
Classification:
IGT Salento
Vintage:
2016
Capacity:
0.75 l

A dry red wine made from Negroamaro grapes with a small addition of Merlot. It comes from the zone of Salento, from the vineyards located in the surroundings of Lecce. The small addition of Merlot makes the wine pleasantly soft and with an intense fruitiness of Negroamaro. Not aged in wood.

Details

Color: intense ruby red, shimmering.
Aroma: fresh, vinous, notes of blueberry, liquorice, vanilla and coffee.
Flavor: warm, soft, round.
Food matching: excellent with meat-stuffed ravioli, grilled ribs, roast lamb.
Serving temperature: 18°C.
Alcohol content: 13%.

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