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A brand of Casa Vinicola Botter, not an estate
A soft, full-bodied red from Salento in Puglia: 60% Negroamaro and 40% Primitivo at 13.5%. Blackberry, plum and black cherry lead to a gently sweet finish. Bacca Nera is a brand of Casa Vinicola Botter, not an estate.
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Six parts Negroamaro to four of Primitivo, grown in Salento and bottled at 13.5%. The 2025 carries 17.2 grams of sugar a litre, so expect ripe dark fruit and a gently sweet finish.
Six parts Negroamaro to four of Primitivo give ripe blackberry, plum and black cherry, with a hint of prune. Behind the fruit sits a soft note of vanilla and chocolate, the one drinkers pick out most after the dark fruit.
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ChocolateFull-bodied and soft, with gentle tannin and moderate acidity. The 2025 carries 17.2 grams of sugar a litre, so the plum and blackberry taste ripe and a little sweet. At 13.5% alcohol, with a touch of spice, it feels warm and rich.
It ends softly sweet rather than dry, the mark of those 17.2 grams of sugar, with plum and a warm touch of spice.
Bacca Nera is a brand of Casa Vinicola Botter, a wine house near Venice, and this is an easy, fruit-first Salento red. Most drinkers like it, and its soft dark fruit is what they remember. It suits anyone who finds most reds too dry or too firm. Drink the 2025 from 2026 to 2028.
Enotria, a London importer, brings Bacca Nera into the UK, and Great Wines Direct sells the 2025 by the bottle. It is suitable for vegans and vegetarians, and it has a screw cap.
Its top cards are Best everyday bottle and Best intro to this style. Soft tannin, ripe fruit and a gentle sweetness make it easy to like.
A soft, gently sweet red at 13.5% that is ready to drink now. Open it on a weeknight with pasta or a takeaway curry.
Ripe dark fruit, gentle tannin and a touch of sugar make it easy to like for anyone who finds most reds too dry. It shows the soft side of Salento's Negroamaro and Primitivo.
Good with tomato, chilli and barbecue, where its sugar softens heat and sharpness. Its moderate acidity and sweetness make it a poorer match for lean or delicate dishes.
A fair price for a soft, everyday Salento blend from a large wine house. You pay for easy, ripe fruit, not for a named vineyard or long ageing.
A relaxed, everyday red with a brand label rather than an estate name, so it is not the bottle for a special dinner.
Best young: the 2025 is for drinking from 2026 to 2028, while the fruit is fresh. Keeping it longer only dulls the plum and blackberry.
Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our Wine Fit Score methodology.
A compact view of what the Salento denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.
The 2025 is the vintage on sale now. Around Manduria in Salento, 2025 brought healthy grapes that ripened fully after steady heat, little rain and good breezes. Drink it from 2026 to 2028.
Around Manduria in Salento, 2025 brought healthy grapes after steady heat, little rain and good breezes. A soft, ripe red to drink from 2026 to 2028.
Around Manduria in Salento, 2025 brought healthy grapes after steady heat, little rain and good breezes. A soft, ripe red to drink from 2026 to 2028.
Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.
Bacca Nera is a brand, not an estate. It belongs to Casa Vinicola Botter, a wine house founded in 1928 at Fossalta di Piave, near Venice. Salento IGT covers the provinces of Brindisi, Lecce and Taranto, and at least 85% of the grapes must come from there.
Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.
Salento is in the IGT tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.
Salento falls within Puglia.
UK duty on a 75cl bottle at 13.5% alcohol comes to about £3.10, at £30.62 per litre of pure alcohol. VAT then takes a sixth of the shelf price, so tax is a big share of any bottle at this level.
Botter, founded in 1928 near Venice, sells more than 90% of its wine abroad, in over 40 countries. A brand from a house that size is priced as an everyday wine, not as an estate's small bottling.
Negroamaro and Primitivo are among Salento's most planted grapes, and the IGT lets a wine draw on vineyards across the provinces of Brindisi, Lecce and Taranto. Common grapes from a wide area cost less than fruit from one named hillside.
Great Wines Direct listed the 2025 on 25 February 2026, a few months after the harvest. A red sold that young has spent no years in barrels or in a cellar, which keeps its cost down.
Enotria brings Bacca Nera into the UK and supplies Great Wines Direct. Shipping from Italy, storage and the importer's margin all sit inside the shelf price.
Dishes that go with this wine
Its 17.2 grams of sugar a litre is the key. It softens chilli heat and sharp tomato, matches a sticky barbecue glaze and copes with curries of medium heat, though not with fiery ones.
This Negroamaro and Primitivo blend carries about 17 grams of sugar a litre. That sweetness softens chilli heat and rounds off sharp tomato, and the ripe plum fruit sits happily beside the sauce.
Try with: Pasta arrabbiata · Pasta alla Norma · Pizza Diavola · Ragu alla bolognese · More pairings →
Warm spices in a rogan josh meet the spicy, plummy side of this Salento red. Its soft sweetness calms moderate chilli, and its full body stands up to rich lamb.
Try with: Rogan josh · Lamb bhuna · Tandoori lamb chops · More pairings →
A full-bodied, soft Negroamaro and Primitivo blend has the weight for sticky, smoky meat, and its ripe fruit matches a sweet barbecue glaze. With little tannin to grip, it also works with a meaty tuna steak off the grill.
Try with: BBQ ribs · Pulled pork · Lamb chops · Tuna · More pairings →
Salt makes a red taste fruitier and softer, and it plays well against the gentle sweetness of this Salento blend. Pick an aged sheep's cheese or a strong cheddar.
Try with: Pecorino sardo e pan carasau · Caciocavallo farcito · Strong cheddar cheese
Strong chilli heat and 13.5% alcohol feed each other, so the burn grows and the fruit in this Salento red disappears. Its touch of sugar copes with medium heat, not with a fierce one.
Skip with: Chicken madras · Jungle Curry · Szechuan beef · Pairing guide →
This is not a bottle to lay down. Open the 2025 between 2026 and 2028, while the plum and blackberry fruit is fresh. Its screw cap means you can store it upright.
A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.
Aim for the cooler end on a warm day; warmer end opens up more aromatics.
Best young: the 2025 is for drinking from 2026 to 2028, while the fruit is fresh. Keeping it longer only dulls the plum and blackberry.
£15.97 for a 75cl bottle, at Great Wines Direct, is the best price we track, and we have no signal of further discounting.
Read directly from each retailer’s public product page several times a week. Last refresh: 6 Nov 2026, 05:07 BST. We do not hold stock and we do not accept payment for placement.
Confidence · HighThe name on the label is a brand of Casa Vinicola Botter, not the estate that grew the grapes. Enotria, the London importer, lists Bacca Nera under Casa Vinicola Botter, a wine house founded in 1928 at Fossalta di Piave, near Venice. How we tell estate, shop and brand labels apart.
Confidence · HighDrawn from what drinkers consistently report on Vivino and Wine-Searcher, summarised in our own words. A crowd read across many tasters, not a single critic. Drinkers score it 3.8 out of 5 from 5,046 ratings on Vivino and 4.0 out of 5 from 14 ratings on Wine-Searcher.
Confidence · MediumFrom the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.
Confidence · HighOur reading of the price, from how this wine is made, the rules of its appellation, UK duty and VAT and the price shops charge for it today. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.
Confidence · MediumAny advice here on keeping this wine is general, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand. Drinking years, where shown, belong to the vintage named beside them.
Confidence · MediumBacca Nera is a brand of Casa Vinicola Botter, a wine house founded in 1928 at Fossalta di Piave, near Venice. So it is a brand label, not an estate. The Salento IGT name means at least 85% of the grapes come from Salento, the heel of Italy.
It is 60% Negroamaro and 40% Primitivo, two red grapes widely grown in Salento, in Puglia. The 2025 has 13.5% alcohol.
It is gently sweet rather than dry. The 2025 carries 17.2 grams of sugar a litre, about three teaspoons in a 75cl bottle, and you taste it as a soft, sweet finish. It is still a red for the table, not a dessert wine.
Tomato and chilli pasta, barbecued ribs and lamb curries with medium heat suit it best. Its touch of sugar softens heat and sharp tomato. Avoid very hot curries, where the 13.5% alcohol makes the burn worse.
Drink the 2025 between 2026 and 2028, while its plum and blackberry fruit is fresh. It is not a wine to keep for years, and its screw cap means you can store it upright.
Great Wines Direct sells the 2025 by the bottle. Enotria, the London importer, brings the wine into the UK and supplies the shop.
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