(Tormaresca Neprica) #1; COLOR-dark; NOSE-nice black currant coming through; subtle paprika and white pepper action; quite floral; very typical Italian; I like it; TASTE-dark licorice in the back of my palate; very bitter dark tannins; dark chocolate; good black currant on the mid-palate; the finish is quite nice and long; I like the richness and I like that I'm tasting the soil (classic Italian wine); this has great structure; the Primitivo brings some nice spiciness; great licorice and black chocolate on the back-end; you can't ask for much more from a $9 wine; very dry; this is soil, licorice & tobacco based more than black currant; more of an earthy play; more sour than sweet; I like the complexity; WS-87; GV-88+
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By Gary Vaynerchuk
(Tormaresca Neprica) #1; COLOR-dark; NOSE-nice black currant coming through; subtle paprika and white pepper action; quite floral; very typical Italian; I like it; TASTE-dark licorice in the back of my palate; very bitter dark tannins; dark chocolate; good black currant on the mid-palate; the finish is quite nice and long; I like the richness and I like that I'm tasting the soil (classic Italian wine); this has great structure; the Primitivo brings some nice spiciness; great licorice and black chocolate on the back-end; you can't ask for much more from a $9 wine; very dry; this is soil, licorice & tobacco based more than black currant; more of an earthy play; more sour than sweet; I like the complexity; WS-87; GV-88+A Wine from Puglia Made with Negroamaro, Episode #610, 1/19/2009, (See more on Wine Library TV...) 88+ points