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“This delivers an almost perfect balance between the primary and secondary characteristics of a mature, 10-year old red wine.”

(UPDATE 3/3/23: Today, I found a stash of the 2013 Copertino Riserva for $13.99 at Plum Market West Bloomfield. This is the best price I’ve found, for the better of the two vintages reviewed here. I brought three bottles home, but there is plenty more available for the intrepid wine buyer.)

The reds from Puglia, and particularly those from the Salento neighborhood, have intrigued me for decades, going back to the delicious Taurino Notarpanaro and Salice Salentino we enjoyed so much in the late ‘80s through the mid-90s. When I saw this one on the shelf at Western Market in Ferndale a few days ago, I grabbed one with barely a second look; I don’t think I even noted which vintage it was. We loved the 2008 vintage, and went through a bunch of it, so this is an automatic buy for me.
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