San Marzano, Negroamaro 'Il Pumo'

Alcohol percentage: 13.5%

Vegan

Area:
San Marzano is the name of the producer but also the area, which is on the Salento peninsula in the deep south east of Italy (on the heel).
It’s a hot, arid, windy area – tough for farming anything except the hardiest of grape varieties. And both Negromaro and Primitivo do thrive in these conditions

Grape variety:
100% Negroamaro, fermented cool and matured briefly in stainless steel tanks before bottling – the idea is to retain maximum freshness

Producer:
Cantine San Marzano is a co-operative of local growers, formed in 1962, now numbering over 1,000 members.

The Bottle Shop rating:
Very well made – captures the richness, warmth and spice, without becoming hot and over-blown.