Plantamura Gioia del Colle Primitivo Red Label Parco Largo 2023 Reasonable Cellar It has always been something

It has always been something of a luxury -- if a generally affordable one -- though pricing has climbed steeply over the last decade

jungle pepper

and a very rewarding one

sources its makgeolli from brewers outside Seoul and adds real mango puree for a tropical twist on the tradition

Plantamura Gioia del Colle Primitivo Red Label Parco Largo 2023 Reasonable Cellar It has always been somethingPrimitivo has a reputation for being big, sweet and jammy and then there's Gioia del Colle, the high, rocky, limestone plateau where the grape gets to keep its manners. Mariangela Plantamura's family has farmed here for over a century, and her vineyards sit next to a nature reserve on chalky soil full of marine fossils. "Parco Largo" is the young vine cuve: short maceration, six months in steel, no oak to hide behind. Yields are tiny by Puglian