Awarded 98/100 Points, Luca Maroni and a Wine Freedom exclusive!!!

Primitivo, Nero d'Avola, Syrah & Sangiovese 

This is our first 'exclusive' wine we have promoted which is quite exciting and what a wine to do it with.

This 98/100 rich blend from Italy will suit many tastes that like it big, bold and juicy.

If you have not been to the Opera lately or never, no worries as now you can enjoy a bottle of it at home. 

Deep red colour of this wine is characterized by delicate purple reflections. The fruity bouquet has a predominance of ripe red fruits and spices with subtle notes of peppercorn and cinnamon. The round and harmonious texture with its soft and structured tannins

This is quite the bold style of Italian red and will probably suit richer Shiraz drinkers.

In the case of the Barbanera family’s winery they chose to pay respect to a great legend whose descendant became a close friend of Luigi Barbanera (father of Marco and Paolo who now run the estate). The original Duca di Saragnano came from Campania but fled north to Tuscany, around the 10th Century, as foreign invaders took over much of southern Italy. The Duca di Saragnano was remembered as “amongst the bravest and noblest local defenders” of the Italian land, who “fought valiantly” against the aggressors. Centuries later the inheritor of the title ‘Duca di Saragnano’ met the Barbanera family, who had started out in 1938 with home-produced olive oil, cheeses, cured meat and wine, and granted the use of the prestigious name as “a token of his esteem”.