Cosimo Taurino Salento Notarpanaro Rosso 2013 Wine Bar | Beer The vines sit on ridge-tops

The vines sit on ridge-tops a couple of miles from the Pacific

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a cooperative whose growers farm steep

His blends often incorporate five to ten different vintages

Cosimo Taurino Salento Notarpanaro Rosso 2013 Wine Bar | Beer The vines sit on ridge-topsHere's a rare thing: a southern Italian red with more than a decade of age on it, released when it's actually ready to drink. Notarpanaro was the first wine Cosimo Taurino ever bottled, and the Taurino family did as much as anyone to put Puglia's Negroamaro on the map. This 2013 comes from old vines on the Salento peninsula; the name honors the notary Panaro, from whom the family bought the land, fermented in stainless, aged about eight months in used