Community Tasting Note
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Dagalaifus Likes this wine: 91 points
May 17, 2019 - Susumaniello is a rare varietal found only in Puglia. This is an extracted, garnet-collared wine with a nose and palate of raisins, black cherry, tobacco and mocha. If tasted blind, I imagine most oenophiles would identify it without hesitation as an Amarone or some California Zinfandels. There's nothing particularly complex about this wine, but at a sub-$25 price per bottle, I wouldn't hesitate to buy it by the case; especially, if you like Amarone or that over-ripe, California style of Zin. P.S., A number of online sources claim that the unusual name of the grape is derived from a word meaning donkey in the local vernacular. Apparently, the vine produces large bundles of grapes, which appear similar to the bundles carried by those pack animals. That etymology -- like most etymologies for grape varietals -- is probably false.
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