Emporium Appassimento Rosso (75cl, 14.5%)

Emporium Appassimento Rosso is a full-bodied red wine from Puglia, Italy, made from 60% Negroamaro and 40% Primitivo and bottled at 14.5% ABV in a 750ml bottle. It is produced by IWB Italia S.p.A. using the appassimento method, with grape clusters left on the vine past standard harvest before pressing, and the wine undergoes oak ageing. The aroma shows blackberry, ripe plum, sweet baking spices, vanilla, light tobacco and concentrated jam-like fruit. The palate is rich with cherry jam, dark fig, smooth tannins, raisins, chocolate and oak-derived vanilla, while the finish is long and warm with dried fruit, cocoa and baking spice.