Negroamaro – Vinum Lector

Extroso Appassimento Rosso Puglia IGT

Vinum Lector Staff — Mon, 18 May 2026 10:29:33 +0000

TECHNICAL DATA
Alcohol 14.5%
Residual sugar 13g/l

APPEARANCE
A very deep purplish red.

NOSE
A deep, intense scent of blueberries and cherries preserved in alcohol.

PALATE
Full-bodied on the palate, with gentle and rounded tannins. Persistent aftertaste.

AGEING
Maceration on the skins for 7 days, in order to succeed in extracting a greater quantity of the gentle tannins that are necessary for the wine’s maturation in wood.

PAIRING
Pasta with tomato sauce, aged cheese,game.

RATINGS

4.1

Rocca 5 Vite Rosso Puglia IGT

Vinum Lector Staff — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 09:14:16 +0000

TECHNICAL DATA
Alcohol 15%

APPEARANCE
Intense ruby with lively violet highlights.

NOSE
This wine releases marked notes of ripe red fruits, plum and sweet spices.

PALATE
On the palate, it is full-bodied, balanced, and vigorous, with soft yet present tannins and a pleasantly long finish. An enveloping wine with a long persistence.

AGEING
The wine ages in oak barrels for approximately 18 months, resulting in a complex yet well-integrate d wine.

PAIRING
Ideal to pair with tasty, structured dishes,
such as those belonging to the Apulian tradition. Excellent with red meat, game and medium-aged cheeses.

RATINGS

3.9

Bastioni della Rocca Appassimento Puglia IGT

Vinum Lector Staff — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:57:18 +0000

TECHNICAL DATA
Alcohol 15%

APPEARANCE
Dark ruby color with purple hues on the rim.

NOSE
This blend shows intense and complex notes of black berries and spices.

PALATE
An opulent, fruit-driven wine with a lush texture and supple tannins.

PAIRING
Perfect with spicy pastas, red meats, and a board of aged cheeses and charcuterie.

RATINGS

4.1

Bastioni della Rocca Leggero Appassimento Puglia IGT

Vinum Lector Staff — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:48:47 +0000

TECHNICAL DATA
Alcohol 14.5%

APPEARANCE
Ruby red with garnet reflections.

NOSE
Intense and complex with notes of ripe fruit and spices.

PALATE
Dry palate with good texture and supple tannins.

AGEING
Naturally dried on the vine for 25 days, combined with a long period of cement age.

PAIRING
Perfect with spicy pastas, red meats and cheese.

RATINGS

4

Masseria Trajone Negroamaro Primitivo Puglia IGP

Vinum Lector Staff — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 08:03:56 +0000

TECHNICAL DATA
Alcohol 13%

APPEARANCE
Bright ruby red.

NOSE
On the nose sensations of red currant, plum, pepper and flowers.

PALATE
Fruit and soft tannins envelop the palate driving it to a long persistence.

AGEING
Separate vinification of the singles varieties, rasping, fermentation on the skins, racking off and short maturation in steel tanks.
May have a short refine in wood.

PAIRING
Lasagna, risotto, beef carpaccio, steak and medium aged cheeses.

RATINGS

3.8

Villa Mottura Negroamaro Salento IGT

Vinum Lector Staff — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 11:01:39 +0000

TECHNICAL DATA
Alcohol 13%

APPEARANCE
Beautiful ruby color tending towards garnet.

NOSE
Intense, broad bouquet of ripe fruit, pepper, almond, blackberry, tobacco and walnuts, slightly ethereal.

PALATE
The taste is velvety, full and harmonious.
A warm and rounded red wine in taste.

AGEING
It matures in French oak barrique for about 6 months.

PAIRING
Red meats, roasts, game and mature cheese.

RATINGS

3.8

1908 Nero di Gio Rosso d’Italia

Vinum Lector Staff — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 05:27:29 +0000

The name Cielo e Terra (literally Sky and Land, or Heaven and Earth) recreates a perfect marriage, where Heaven is represented by the family of the same name and the Land is identified with the expert hands of the winegrower partners working in the vineyards that yield these wines. Since 1908 the Family has been delivering great quality wines. This is a tribute to the founders with a new Premium and Super Premium collection, aimed to challenge the most renowned Super Venetian wines and to create new signature blends. 1908 is not only the year of the foundation but it represents also the spirit of an age of enthusiasm after the Great Depression. Innovation and creativity were bringing new light and hope in the future, on the front door of the «Belle Époque».

A tribute to the founder Giovanni Cielo who bought a small estate just in front of the Romeo & Juliet Castles in the heart of Veneto. Originally, in that area, the wines were mostly blends of different regions, hence the decision to revamp the same path to combine richness of southern Italy with fruitiness of the North, obtaining a new original Prestige red blend. It is called «Nero» (Black) as Giovanni refers to a rich red wine. Powerful and concentrated with notes of cherry, blackberry and hints of cinnamon, tobacco and licorice.

For more info, visit Cielo e Terra website. VARIETALS Blend of mainly Montepulciano, Negroamaro and Merlot VINTAGE 2021 Download Tasting Note

Capo Zafferano Rosso Appassimento Puglia IGT

Vinum Lector Staff — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 17:14:55 +0000

TECHNICAL DATA
Alcohol 14.5%

APPEARANCE
Intense deep red colour.

NOSE
The late maturation gives the characteristic notes of ripe and dried fruits, such as plums and raisins.

PALATE
The subsequent slight oak aging gives the pleasant notes of chocolate and spices that make this wine harmonic and balanced, pleasant and mature.

AGEING
Following the “Appassimento” method, the skins are left in the must for a long period to extract flavors. Subsequently the wine is left in oak for about 3 months.

PAIRING
It perfectly matches with grilled and game meats; and also with rich soups and aged cheeses.

READINESS FOR DRINKING
Drink now or in 3-4 years.

RATINGS

4.1

3 Passo Rosso Vino d’Italia Biologico

Vinum Lector Staff — Wed, 28 Sep 2022 15:50:11 +0000

TECHNICAL DATA
Alcohol 14%
Residual sugar 7.5 g/l

APPEARANCE
Dense purple red in the glass.

NOSE
On the nose it features aromas of plums, blueberries, blackcurrants and blackberries, complemented by toasted and cigar notes.

PALATE
Elegantly dry, this velvety red wine is full of flavour and multilayered on the palate.
Moderate in acidity, it flatters the palate with a velvety sensation throughout the end.

VINIFICATION
Sun-dried partially cold fermented grapes, followed by aging on the fine lees for a few months before bottling.

PAIRING
Enjoy this organic red as an accompaniment to duck breast, meatballs, chicken braised in red wine or vegetable couscous.

RATINGS

4.1

Mottura Rosone Negroamaro Salento IGT

Vinum Lector Staff — Mon, 14 Feb 2022 17:24:22 +0000

Mottura wines are modern, but have a long history to tell. Since 1927, Mottura has been investing into the wine-making traditions of Salento, into the quality of its product and into modern and sustainable growth: made from native grapes such as Primitivo and Negroamaro, their aromas and bouquets reflect the spirit of this land, its authenticity and its energy. Cultivated using the ancient bush-trained system which is naturally low-yield, it nonetheless has great concentration and organoleptic complexity. A Negroamaro with a strong personality yet a delicate palate. The name and image on the label in fact recalls a rose window, the decorative roundel present on the facades of Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque style churches. The symbolic meaning of the rose window is closely related to the circle which, like an “infinite line” with no beginning and no end, is the symbol of God, and of eternity. For more info, visit Mottura website. VARIETALS 100% Negroamaro VINTAGE 2022 Download Tasting Note