Gianfranco Fino
''Se'' Salento Primitivo
Interesting dry vino da meditazione. It’s clocking it at 16.5% alcohol with still a barely-there touch of RS just to show it still had gas in the tank. Starts with opulent thickly layered dark fruit, concentrated and over ripe, but not jammy. The pallet opens things up by actually leading with very surprising acidity, turning fruit more red and fresh, revealing a subtle touch of sweetness and then continuing for 40+ seconds with different shades of fruit, from ripe figs to dry berries, all carried by the acidity and alcohol that never stands out of balance with the abundance of everything else. Both ridiculously out there and in balance: crazy high ripeness, crazy high alcohol, but crazy high acidity!
Interesting dry vino da meditazione. It’s clocking it at 16.5% alcohol with still a barely-there touch of RS just to show it still had gas in the tank. Starts with opulent thickly layered dark fruit, concentrated and over ripe, but not jammy. The pallet opens things up by actually leading with very surprising acidity, turning fruit more red and fresh, revealing a subtle touch of sweetness and then continuing for 40+ seconds with different shades of fruit, from ripe figs to dry berries, all carried by the acidity and alcohol that never stands out of balance with the abundance of everything else. Both ridiculously out there and in balance: crazy high ripeness, crazy high alcohol, but crazy high acidity!
Feb 1st, 2026
Interesting but disconcerting that we are starting to see £50 wines from Puglia come onto the market. Is it worth it? I'll say it's certainly not a deal and at that price point there are a lot of sparkling rosés that would beat out this one.
I actually prefer the non-sparkling rosé of Negroamaro that I found in the region at 1/2 of the cost for a great one.
Interesting but disconcerting that we are starting to see £50 wines from Puglia come onto the market. Is it worth it? I'll say it's certainly not a deal and at that price point there are a lot of sparkling rosés that would beat out this one.
I actually prefer the non-sparkling rosé of Negroamaro that I found in the region at 1/2 of the cost for a great one.
