Masseria Borgo Dei Trulli Negroamaro 2021

Many wine buyers look at the labels of Trulli wines and think that it must be an artistic representation of the concept of hypnosis. "Look into the deep ruby colour of the wine, not around the wine, into the wine, 1, 2, 3, you're under!" A whiff of ripe forest fruit, nutmeg and liquorice. Then while you're floating around on the ocean of your own subconscious you realise that, all this time, you've been tasting flavours of plums, wild strawberries and black pepper so seductively intense that for the past 12 minutes you've been quacking like a duck. "1,2,3 you're back in the room!"

Masseria Borgo dei Trulli began planting vines in 1960. The estate is located in the central part of the historical Salento region, in Puglia, close to the Salice Salentino DOC area. The production is mainly (80% of vineyard area) focussed on the traditional and indigenous red grape varieties Negroamaro and Primitivo. Alessandro Michelon is the winemaker. He is a native of Trentino, after studying and working in various locations he eventually founded Orion Wines. His company acquired Masseria Borgo dei Trulli in 2006. Alessandro's philosophy is to combine tradition and modern techniques in order to produce high-quality wines at a fair price.

An Italian red wine, the Masseria Borgo Dei Trulli Negroamaro 2020  is a superb value Italian red.