Duplico, Puglia Rosso, 2019, Puglia, Italy
This red from Duplico in Puglia is very good. It’s best wine I’ve tasted all month.Dry, medium acidity with fine tannins theres plenty of black and red fruit flavours with spice just sitting in the background. It’s rich in depth and soft giving you a warm cosy feel when you drink it. Pair it with a joint if beef or a rich pasta dish. At £15 a bottle it’s not a bad price.
Puglia in the heel of Italy is more famous for its red fruity wine which is low in tannins, soft and easy drinking. This is the rose equivalent.
The first impression is that this is very Provence in style, a little more colour but just a shade darker. You don’t get a lot of aroma, subtle hints of strawberry and redcurrant with a little blossom. The flavours are again subtle with the red fruits and a fresh finish, youthful and light.
At about £10 a bottle it competes with Provence’s rose’s and holds its own. For the summer it’s perfect evening garden wine watching the sunset.
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