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PUGLIA

NEGROAMARO

90 Tormaresca 2013 Masseria Maìme Negroamaro (Salento). For full review see page 94.

abv: 14.5% Price: $35

88 Cantina Ariano 2015 Negroamaro (Puglia). This straighforward offering brings aromas of crushed strawberry and currant to the fore, with shades of fennel frond and tobacco leaf. It’s light and tangy on the palate yet persistent in its juicy red-fruit flavor, with slicks of granite and cocoa-nib dusted tannins bringing savory appeal. Verve Imports. —A.P.

abv: 13% Price: $NA

This is a juicy yet taut Negroamaro that’s sourced from 20-year-old alberello-trained vines. A nose of leather and clove moves to a sour cherry-laden palate, with

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