Badia al Colle Puglia Appassimento Rosso 2024

97 POINTS: Luca Maroni

Classic blend of 80% Negroamaro & 20% Primitivo.

Appassimento is the key to the style. The grapes are allowed to dry naturally on the vine, concentrating the fruit and sugars before fermentation. The result is a wine with plenty of weight and intensity without needing huge tannins. The 2024 is then matured for around 12 months in cement tanks.

"A rich, generous Puglian red that delivers plenty of pleasure from the first sip. Made from Negroamaro and Primitivo, with the grapes given the traditional appassimento treatment to concentrate their natural fruit, it is packed with ripe dark cherries, blackberries and juicy plum, with hints of sweet spice, vanilla and raisins adding another layer of richness. Full-bodied but beautifully soft and rounded, with ripe tannins and a long, fruit-filled finish. A deliciously generous Italian red that is hard not to like."
- Wine Direct Tasting Note