Lupo Meraviglia Tre di Tre Rosso (75cl, 14%)

A red blend from Salento, Puglia, combining Negroamaro, Aglianico and Primitivo, bottled at 14% ABV in a 750ml format. It is produced by Lupo Meraviglia in Puglia's Salento peninsula. The wine is made using the Salasso technique, in which 20-30% of the juice is bled off early in fermentation to concentrate the remaining must. After primary fermentation and malolactic conversion, it matures for six months in large-format Slavonian oak casks of 25-50 hectolitres. The nose shows ripe black cherry, blackberry, purple flower notes, red fruit jam, vanilla, tobacco and a faintly bitter herbal quality. The palate is plush and fruit-forward, with blueberry, cassis, exotic spice and smoked game, plus silky tannins. The finish is long and persistent, with firm tannins, dark fruit and warm spice.