Tagaro is a family-run Apulian estate based in Fasano, on the Itria Valley plateau between the Adriatic coast and the trulli of Alberobello. The Lorusso family farms around forty hectares across three Puglian zones: the Itria Valley itself, the Salento further south, and the Murgia north of Bari. The range is anchored on Apulia's indigenous red trio of Primitivo, Negroamaro, and Nero di Troia, all bottled dry. Two cuvées sit under the Primitivo di Manduria DOC; the rest are released as Puglia IGT.
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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).
EnquireTagaro 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).
EnquireThe Tagaro cellar sits in the Zona Industriale Sud at Fasano, in the province of Brindisi, a few kilometres from the trulli of Alberobello. The estate is family-owned, with current cellar work led by Michele Lorusso, the latest generation of the founding Lorusso family.
Vineyards span three contrasting Puglian terroirs. The home plateau lies at around 450 metres in the Itria Valley, where calcareous and sandy soils produce the lighter Nero di Troia behind the Mancinello bottling. Older Primitivo bush vines, with several plots between thirty and thirty-five years of age, are planted on the chalky red clays of the Salento. A third holding is on the Murgia limestone north of Bari, where Nero di Troia takes a denser shape.
The winemaking style is firmly dry. Cold maceration at 4 to 5 degrees, controlled fermentation in steel, soft pressing, and malolactic in tank are followed by four to six months in French oak before bottling. The cellar avoids the dolce naturale style of sweet Primitivo: the Muso Rosso and the Gravità Riserva sit under Primitivo di Manduria DOC in their dry expressions only.
The everyday range bottles under Puglia IGT. Mancinello pairs ripe red fruit with the soft tannin of Nero di Troia, ageing four months in oak. Cinquenoci is the structural Primitivo, full-bodied with plum-jam aromas drawn from those thirty-year Salento bush vines. Sei Caselle leans on Negroamaro and is built for medium-term drinking. Passo del Sud blends Negroamaro and Primitivo, and the Pinataro line carries Primitivo, Negroamaro, and a Rosato across the same IGT tier.
The Primitivo di Manduria DOC tier is reserved for Muso Rosso and the small-volume Gravità Riserva, the latter the cellar's flagship in Black and Gold limited editions. White and rosé bottlings, including Verdazzo, Caletta, and the Pinataro Rosato, complete the catalogue.
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Tagaro's current bottle selection is led by Primitivo di Manduria DOC. The clearest grape signal comes from Primitivo and Aglianico.
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