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La Fonte d'Oro 2020
Puglia IGT
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- 92pts, WineFolio - David Walker Bell, 2022
Puglia produces terrific, big, spicy reds and La Fonte d’Oro, made from semi-dried Primitivo and Negroamaro (Puglia’s hero grapes), is especially so. Created by Simone Cortese, a winemaker with a real passion for wine, this is weighty and rewarding.
Puglia produces terrific, big, spicy reds and La Fonte d’Oro, made from semi-dried Primitivo and Negroamaro (Puglia’s hero grapes), is especially so. Created by Simone Cortese, a winemaker with a real passion for wine, this is weighty and rewarding.
Beyond the Label
Tasting notes
Full bodied, velvety and well structured with great length
Aroma
Dense damson, plum and vanilla spice aromas
Allergy information
Contains sulphites
More information
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Red - Medium to Full Bodied
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Very deep blackish red
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14.0% ABV
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10.5 Units
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750.00 ml
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31 December, 2025
La Fonte d'Oro's built up quite a fan club since it first arrived in 2008. It's a velvet-smooth red packed with black fruit flavour thanks to some brilliantly creative winemaking, courtesy of the fabulously talented Simone Cortese. He knew that by drying the finest Negroamaro and Primitivo grapes, two Puglian varieties that ooze dense, ripe fruit character, he’d concentrate their flavours even more. Of course this is a costly way to make wine (which is why famous Amarone starts at around £20), but the results are impressive. After two weeks’ drying, the grapes are pressed, extracting super-rich, flavourpacked juice. Six months ageing in oak adds layers of vanilla and spice to the wine's dark, ripe fruit. Decant and serve with a rich stew.
For the 2019 vintage
