Negroamaro

**Negroamaro** is a red grape of southern Italy, deeply rooted in Puglia's sun-baked heel, where it has long been one of the workhorse varieties of the region. **In the glass** — it produces dark, full-bodied wines with ripe black cherry and plum, a warming note of dried herbs and spice, and often a faintly bitter, savoury finish that echoes its name, with soft tannins and moderate acidity. **Where it grows** — it is almost entirely a Puglian speciality, central to appellations such as Salice Salentino and widespread across the Salento peninsula, frequently blended with the perfumed Malvasia Nera. **At the table** — excellent with grilled lamb, tomato-rich pasta and aged cheeses. **Cellaring** — enjoyable in its youth for its generous fruit, though the more concentrated bottlings can hold and improve over several years.

Wines

• A64 Cosimo — Taurino
• Avoglia Rosato Puglia — Giustini
• Edizione Cinque Autoctoni — Fantini
• Gran Trio Rosso — San Marzano
• Kompà — Dr. Cosimo Taurino
• Kompà Salento Rosso — Dr. Cosimo Taurino
• Negroamaro Puglia — Angiuli
• Nero Grande Appassimento — NG Royalla
• Ricarico — Giordano
• Riserva Salice Salentino — Castelcaia
• Salice Salentino Riserva — Vincenzo Andronaco
• Sangiovese Negroamaro Puglia IGP — RH (Domaine Mandell)