Guess again and behold the saga of Sierra Carche 2005. The importer, Well Oiled Wine presented the wine to my office in the Spring of 2008.

This dark red wine from Monteroni di Lecce in Puglia was my first taste of a Negroamaro , which means "black bitter". was caught by surprise (knowing it never touched wood) at how intensely flavorful this was. Again, it's not barreled and it's unfiltered, which really gives it weight. I'd decant this for at least an hour to get the full blast.

I've been holding out on the wine reviews until everything gets back to normal after my surgery. At present, my Cardiologist has OK'd 3-4 oz. of wine per day and, for me, that just don't cut it. do cheat a bit and I also skip some evenings. That is what happened with the first bottles I opened. little lighter bodied than what I'm used to in Zin.