Puglia
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Valle d'Itria
The trulli country between Bari, Brindisi and Taranto.
Tagaro
Tagaro is a family-run estate at Fasano in Puglia, on the Itria Valley plateau. The plateau sits between the Adriatic coast and the trulli of Alberobello. The Lorusso family farms around forty hectares, about 56 football pitches, split across three zones. Those are the Itria Valley itself, the Salento further south, and the Murgia north of Bari. The range is built on Puglia's native red trio: Primitivo, Negroamaro and Nero di Troia, all bottled dry. Two wines sit under the Primitivo di Manduria DOC. The rest are released as Puglia IGT.
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About Tagaro
The cellar stands in the Zona Industriale Sud at Fasano, in the province of Brindisi. The trulli of Alberobello are a few kilometres away. The estate is family-owned. Michele Lorusso, the latest generation of the founding family, leads the cellar work today.
The vines grow in three contrasting corners of Puglia. The home plateau lies at around 450 metres in the Itria Valley. Its lime-rich, sandy soils give the lighter style of Nero di Troia behind the Mancinello bottling. Older Primitivo bush vines grow on the chalky red clays of the Salento. Several of those plots are between thirty and thirty-five years old. A third holding sits on the Murgia limestone north of Bari, where Nero di Troia takes a denser shape.
The winemaking style is firmly dry. Grapes get a cold maceration at 4 to 5 degrees, then a controlled fermentation in steel tanks. Pressing is soft, and the malolactic conversion happens in tank. The reds then spend four to six months in French oak before bottling. The cellar avoids the dolce naturale style of sweet Primitivo. Its Muso Rosso and Gravità Riserva sit under the Primitivo di Manduria DOC in dry form only.
The everyday range bottles under Puglia IGT. Mancinello pairs ripe red fruit with the soft tannin of Nero di Troia and ages four months in oak. Cinquenoci is the structural Primitivo: full-bodied, with plum-jam aromas from those thirty-year-old Salento bush vines. Sei Caselle leans on Negroamaro and is built for medium-term drinking. Passo del Sud blends Negroamaro and Primitivo. The Pinataro line carries a Primitivo, a Negroamaro and a Rosato at the same IGT tier.
The Primitivo di Manduria DOC tier is kept for Muso Rosso and the small-volume Gravità Riserva. The Riserva is the cellar's flagship, released in Black and Gold limited editions. White and rosé bottlings complete the catalogue, including Verdazzo, Caletta and the Pinataro Rosato.
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Tagaro on the Puglia wine atlas
Winery
Tagaro
Fasano, BR · Valle d'Itria
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Experiences at Tagaro
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Tasting
Cellar tasting by direct enquiry
Tagaro does not publish a fixed cellar-visit programme. Tastings and estate visits can be arranged on request through the office at Contrada Sant'Angelo, Fasano, during weekday opening hours (9:00 to 13:00 and 15:00 to 19:00) or Saturday mornings (9:30 to 13:00).
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Contrada Sant'Angelo (snc), Zona Industriale Sud
What Tagaro makes
Tagaro's current bottle selection is led by Primitivo di Manduria DOC. The clearest grape signal comes from Primitivo and Negroamaro.
Common questions
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Tagaro is based in Fasano, in the province of Brindisi in Puglia, southern Italy. The cellar sits at Contrada Sant'Angelo in the Zona Industriale Sud, on the Itria Valley plateau. The trulli of Alberobello are a few kilometres away. The vineyards spread across the Itria Valley, the Salento, and the Murgia north of Bari.
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