Cosimo Taurino Salento Notarpanaro Rosso 2013 Consignment 5-hectare parcel of terraced limestone

5-hectare parcel of terraced limestone where only the finest grapes are selected

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so a Paso Robles Cabernet is a bit of a plot twist

essentially no new oak

Cosimo Taurino Salento Notarpanaro Rosso 2013 Consignment 5-hectare parcel of terraced limestoneHere's a rare thing: a southern Italian red with more than a decade of age on it, released when it's actually ready to drink. Notarpanaro was the first wine Cosimo Taurino ever bottled, and the Taurino family did as much as anyone to put Puglia's Negroamaro on the map. This 2013 comes from old vines on the Salento peninsula; the name honors the notary Panaro, from whom the family bought the land, fermented in stainless, aged about eight months in used