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Rosso di Cerignola DOC

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IL PROGETTODOCROSSO DI CERIGNOLAAAIT11749948Denominazione di Origine Controllata

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A Nero di Troia and Negroamaro blend from the olive plain around Cerignola, better known for its giant table olives than its wine. On paper it should be a full, dark red with black plum, cherry, pepper and leather, and riservas need two years of aging, but the DOC has been almost entirely abandoned in favor of Puglia IGT and is one of the rarest labels in Italy.

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Bottles I'm chasing

  • Cantina Sociale di Cerignola (Cantina Cooperativa Cerignola)

    Rosso di Cerignola DOC

    The local cooperative is the historic and essentially only bottler of the DOC; plummy, rustic Nero di Troia blend, Italy only.

    $7 to $12Wine-Searcher
  • Cantina Sociale di Cerignola (Cantina Cooperativa Cerignola)

    Rosso di Cerignola Riserva DOC

    Riserva version aged two years when made; listed for completeness, availability even in Italy is intermittent.

    $10 to $15Wine-Searcher