Il Brutto Negroamaro Primitivo 2015
Salento Rosso IGP
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If it weren’t for Angelo Maci, many of the last remaining century old vines in Puglia would have been uprooted by now. But Angelo turns their tiny quantities of soft, dark grapes into a very special red of remarkable depth and satisfying richness.
Wine Details
- Red - Medium Bodied
Italy- Black with bright crimson rim
- Negroamaro-based blend
- 9.75 Units
- 13% ABV
- 31 December 2018
Flavour Profile
Tasting notes
Intense spice, herbal, bramble and damson flavours
Aroma
Ripe black fruit and smoky, spicy notes
The Wine
If you’re a fan of the sort of reds you can only get from ancient, ultra sunny vineyards, then chances are you’ll love Il Brutto. So low yielding and unprofitable were these heirloom Negroamaro and Primitivo vines that the growers in Puglia were planning to rip them out. Tony Laithwaite stepped in and offered to make it worth their while to carry on tending them. He also engaged his old friend Angelo Maci from the nearby award winning Cantine Due Palme winery to turn the grapes into a magnificent red. The vines’ twisted trunks may be ugly (‘brutto’) to outsiders but they’re things of beauty to those in the know. Serve this treasured red with casseroled lamb shanks or, if feeling inspired, spit roasted suckling pig. It’s so worth it!
"Ripe black brambly fruits are spiced with herbs and there’s a plummy sweetness on the finish"
Sam Wylie-Harris
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