Top 100 wines of Puglia - Page 3
Discover the top 100 best wines of Puglia as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Puglia and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Heel of the boot, 80% red vineyard, sunny and generous. Fleshy, jammy Primitivo (= Zinfandel) with notes of black cherry, plum, chocolate and spices, powerful alcohol and melted tannins, a star in Primitivo di Manduria. Deep, structured Negroamaro (black-bitter) with a bitter finish in Salice Salentino. Structured Nero di Troia, spicy Susumaniello.
Some lively Verdeca and Bombino whites. ~17% of Italian production, Mediterranean climate. Crowd-pleasing reds, sun-drenched bottles.
Structured, intensely colored reds with a deep dark ruby robe, firm tannins and a dense palate, with signature aromas of black fruits (blackberry, blackcurrant), plum, spices, Mediterranean garrigue and balsamic notes. Fine ageing potential, sunny Apulian profile. Absolute star of Castel del Monte Nero di Troia Riserva DOCG, defining the great reds of Puglia. Indigenous Italian black variety from Puglia, grown mainly around Castel del Monte.
wines from the region of Puglia go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef stew with white wine, spaghetti carbonara or sri lankan lamb rolls (mutton rolls).