Country: Italy / Rupìcolo
Variety: Red Blend Southern Italy
Winery: Rivera / Castel del Monte
This vintage of Rupìcolo (a 70-30 blend of Montepulciano and Nero di Troia) is an austere wine with brooding aromas of spice, blackberry jam and bitter chocolate. The wine has drying tannins with deep dimension and persistency. The price is just right too.