The Copertino Cooperative of Puglia was established in 1935, when a group of visionary growers from the Salento peninsula decided to produce higher quality wines from indigenous grapes. By maintaining lower yields and with meticulous attention to detail in the cellar, the resulting wines emphasized the terroir of the region and the DOC Copertino was ultimately established in 1976. Today, the cooperative has hundreds of proud members with 300 hectares planted mostly to traditional varieties negroamaro, malvasia nera, and primitivo.*

Made by a collective of growers, the 2017 Copertino Riserva is only made in great vintages and is not released into the market without several years of bottle age. Those years are very good to the wine, allowing its flavors to become seamlessly integrated so that they unfold on the palate like velvet. 

The 2017 Copertino Riserva is predominantly negroamaro with a small percentage of malvasia nera fermented and aged in stainless steel. Ruby red with garnet hints, it has aromas of blackberries, plums, raspberries, and blackcurrants that follow on the palate. Medium-to-full-bodied, its fruit characters are seamlessly interwoven with notes of almonds, Mediterranean herbs, cedar, leather, and vanilla, with pliant tannins and a long, luscious finish.

ABV: 13%
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