Black Reds of Southern Italy Dozen

Save $126 on a dozen mighty big, bold, black reds of Southern Italy. Just $19.99 a bottle. Things heat up as you travel further south towards the heel of Italy, and grapes are richly concentrated and velvety smooth. Puglia is home to several ‘big black’ varieties, most notably Primitivo, the velvety grape behind customer favourites like Il Papavero Primitivo, Gold-winning Palumbo – and Pillastro Primitivo (here in a stunning extra-rich anniversary edition). In Sicily, Nostro Posto, and Tenuta Fenice from winemaker Dino Taschetta, offer a cracking taste of dark hero, Nero d’Avola. Lastly, a dramatic red from vines 700 metres high on the volcanic soils of Mt Etna round out the case. Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio are the speciality grapes here, noted for power and freshness. Winemaker Filipe Mangione says: “Everything is intense here – nature, volcano, soils and climate” We’d add the wines are too. Enjoy all of the above and save $126.