MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.1

Medium garnet color. Medium+ intensity aromas of ripe red fruit (ripe strawberries, cherries and bramble) there are medicinal herbal aromas and flavors as well (anis, thyme and lemon balm) secondary aromas of after eight and cocoa powder. There are tertiary aromas and flavors of ripe dried fruit like prunes. Dry, medium- acidity, medium sweet luscious tannin and high alcohol medium body and medium+ finish. #puglia #negroamaro #italy — 3 years ago

with Rosario

Charles (Chad) Bucklin

Owner and founder of C. T. Bucklin Wine Advising

8.6

Very ripe and with plush oxidizing fruit. Incredible longevity in the glass. Not my style but I appreciate that it’s well made. #cosimotaurino #negroamaro #patriglione #salento #rosso #salento #puglia — 6 years ago

Diêgo Martins

9.0

#negroamaro com gosto e cheiro de envelhecido. Bastante amadeirado e um pouco frutado. Por isso gosto tanto dessa uva. (: — 7 years ago

with Nathalie

Vasanth Balakrishnan

9.0

Delicious #puglia #negroamaro blend - deep placid aroma well of blackberry fruit and compote, succulent acidity up front on the palate melting into cocoa, mild coffee and sweet tobacco finish wrapped with soft tannins. I drank this in honor of 🇮🇹! — 4 years ago

David Kline

9.0

A big style, built for rustic fare! Raspberry reduction, cinnamon, vanilla, anise, cedar and blackberries. Medium heavy mouthfeel exhibiting firm tannins and relatively dry. Mocha-raspberry, vanilla tobacco, lingonberry, and a light, dry mint on a dark and rich offering! Cinghuale anyone? #Puglia #Manduria #primitivo #negroamaro #bbqwine #italianwines #rosso #blacknwild — 6 years ago

with Courtney

Diêgo Martins

8.7

#negroamaro bem clássico, com cheiro e gosto puxado no mel. Um pouco mais encorpado e alcoólico. Vale demais. — 7 years ago

Armin Pfleiderer

9.2

Looks like a strawberry Jolly Rancher. Smells like McIntosh apple skins and the white mesocarp of watermelon had a freakish baby. Tastes like those things with a rhubarb twang. Dry but with a nice fruit/acid harmony and firm, mouthwatering tannins. More, please. #rosato #pinkitalian #negroamaro #salento — 6 years ago

Charles (Chad) Bucklin

Owner and founder of C. T. Bucklin Wine Advising

8.6

Much more lively than the #patriglione but this faded faster. Drink up! #cosimotaurino #puglia #negroamaro #ctbucklinwine #notarpanaro #salento — 6 years ago

Fumawine

8.9

#tormaresca #puglia #negroamaro #rosè #2016 #igt Un rosè fruttato e sapido, ottimo con pesce spada alla piastra. ;-) — 7 years ago

Ivan London

9.1

Mmm- tobacco and beef fat on a Friday night.

Other comments:

92 Wine & Spirits
Like the last sip of espresso before a Neapolitan shoot out, this wine is all umami complexity: Tar, black pepper and fig combine in rich, mature flavors of dried red fruit that leave your mouth feeling cool and refreshed. Pour it with grilled pork.

90 The Wine Advocate
The 2006 Negroamaro Maime is more powerful and burly than the 2007. Cured meats, smoke, licorice, earthiness and wild cherries are some of the notes that emerge from this distinctive red. Elements of rusticity run through the wine. The bold, extroverted personality may not be for everyone, but there is no shortage of personality and sheer character here. Firm tannins build on the virile finish. — 8 years ago