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Copertino DOC
One of the old guard Salento Negroamaro appellations, historically defined by the Copertino cooperative's riserva, which was a fixture of US Italian restaurant lists in the 1990s at under ten dollars. The wine is dry, medium bodied and savory, with dried cherry, prune, tobacco, tar and the characteristic bitter finish of Negroamaro, and riservas gain leather and dried herb with age. Less fruit forward than Salice Salentino from the big houses, more traditional in feel.
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| Producer | Wine | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cantina Sociale Cooperativa di Copertino (Cupertinum) | Copertino Rosso Riserva The classic, aged two years before release, dried cherry, leather and bitter almond, a bargain traditional Negroamaro. | $12 to $16 | Wine-Searcher |
| Masseria Monaci (Severino Garofano) | Copertino Rosso 'Eloquenzia' From the estate of the late Severino Garofano, the winemaker who shaped modern Negroamaro; deeper, plummier and more polished than the cooperative wine. | $18 to $25 | Wine-Searcher |