Villa Mottura Negroamaro Salento

Varietals

• Negroamaro
  
• Malvasia di Lecce 

Location

• Lecce, Puglia, Italy
  
• Puglia is in Italy's "boot" and is also one of the top olive oil producers in the country. Eighty percent of the 83,000 hectares in the region are planted with red varietals. 

Tasting Notes

• Red with purple reflections. Intense, broad, with ripe fruit, pepper, tobacco, and walnut aromas. Velvety, full and harmonious. 
• "This ripe wine offers armos of mature plum, blackberry, raisin and mocha. The soft palate doles out fleshy black cherry, blackberry and a hint of cinnamon alongside smooth but fleeting tannins." -86/100, Wine Enthusiast

Pairings

• Red meat
• Roasts
• Game
• Aged cheeses