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Il Brutto Negroamaro Primitivo 2016

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Il Brutto Negroamaro Primitivo 2016
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.
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Wine Details

  • Red - Light Bodied
  • ItalyItaly
  • Black With Bright Crimson Rim
  • Negroamaro-based blend
  • 9.75 Units
  • 13% ABV
  • 31 December 2019

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!
If you’re a fan of the sort of reds you can only get from ancient, ultra sunny v
Totally delicious! Fruity, rich, and so nice we glugged it far too quickly. Good value Negroamaro!

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For the 2015 vintage

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