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.

Discovering the wine region of Puglia

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.

Discover the grape variety: Nero di Troia

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.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Puglia

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).

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Puglia

On the nose in the region of Puglia often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or blueberry. In the mouth in the region of Puglia is a powerful.