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A Laithwaites exclusive from Leverano DOC in Salento: a Negroamaro-led blend at 12.5% ABV with dark cherry, soft spice and a chocolatey edge. Plush, medium to full bodied, made to drink young with roasts and ragù.
Falciato follows the Leverano DOC rosso blueprint: a Negroamaro-led blend with dark cherry and plum fruit, light spice and a chocolatey edge, the profile Laithwaites' own datasheet describes for the 2025.
Dark cherry and plum lead, the exact profile Laithwaites' datasheet gives this bottling, lifted by the light fennel-and-pepper spice drinkers consistently log against Leverano's Negroamaro-led rosso on Vivino. A chocolatey depth sits underneath rather than on top.
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ChocolateMedium to full bodied and silky at a moderate 12.5% ABV, well under the 14% plus that many warm-climate Salento reds reach. Leverano DOC rules demand at least half Negroamaro and it shows: plush dark fruit, soft tannin, and the appellation's mandated 4.5 g/l minimum acidity keeping the sweetness of ripe 2025 fruit in check.
Medium length, closing on cocoa and Negroamaro's gently bitter amaro twist rather than oak; the Leverano disciplinare imposes no barrel ageing on the rosso and this is bottled young.
An own-label Leverano DOC bottled exclusively for Laithwaites, a rare UK sighting of a Salento appellation established in 1979 and mostly drunk locally. Open now through 2029; on Vivino the appellation's benchmark rosso from the Leverano cooperative averages 3.6 from over 1,100 ratings, and this follows that easy, warm, velvety template.
Falciato's plush, low-tannin Leverano style lifts its food, beginner and everyday scores, while the drink-by-2029 window caps the cellar case.
Silky, plush and chocolatey at 12.5% ABV with no aggressive tannin; Negroamaro's gentle bitter finish is the only quirk a newcomer will meet.
Medium to full body, soft tannin and Leverano DOC's 4.5 g/l minimum acidity make it flexible across roasts, ragù and aged cheese; only fierce chilli heat is off the table.
Drink-young style and sub-£20 price suit weeknight roasts and pasta, though £15.99 sits above true house-wine territory.
An entry-tier DOC own-label rather than a statement bottle; a generous table red, not a gift or celebration centrepiece.
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A compact view of what the Leverano denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.
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2025 was a generous Puglian harvest, up 17% on 2024 with quality the regional press called excellent; Negroamaro came in from mid-September after even, gradual ripening.
Salento's 2025 season ran hot and dry through summer yet ripened gradually and evenly, and Puglia's harvest came in 17% up on 2024 with quality the regional press rated excellent. Negroamaro was picked from mid-September; drink this ripe, ready vintage before the end of 2029.
Salento's 2025 season ran hot and dry through summer yet ripened gradually and evenly, and Puglia's harvest came in 17% up on 2024 with quality the regional press rated excellent. Negroamaro was picked from mid-September; drink this ripe, ready vintage before the end of 2029.
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.
Leverano has held DOC status since 1979: a small zone inland from the Gulf of Taranto whose rosso must be at least half Negroamaro, with Malvasia Nera di Lecce, Montepulciano and Sangiovese in support.
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.
Leverano is in the DOC tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.
Leverano falls within Puglia , covering Puglia.
The disciplinare's own matches for Leverano rosso are meat-led pasta, roast or grilled meat and medium-aged cheese; Falciato's soft tannin and 12.5% ABV keep all three comfortable.
Laithwaites' datasheet points Falciato at roast beef and lamb, and the structure agrees: a medium to full Negroamaro-led Leverano rosso whose silky tannin wraps around roast meat without heavy grip. At 12.5% ABV it stays comfortable across a long Sunday lunch.
Try with: Sunday Roast Beef · Roast Lamb with Mint Sauce · Leg of lamb · More pairings →
Leverano DOC mandates a minimum 4.5 g/l acidity, and that freshness cuts through slow-cooked meat and tomato-based sauces while the dark cherry fruit echoes softened tomato. A lamb ragù is the natural southern Italian call.
Try with: Agnello Ragu Lucano · Beef stew · Lamb shank · More pairings →
The plush, chocolate-edged fruit balances the salt crystals of well-aged cheese, and the Leverano disciplinare itself lists medium-aged cheese among the rosso's classic matches. A mature pecorino is the local table's default.
Try with: Pecorino sardo e pan carasau · aged Parmesan · mature Cheddar · More pairings →
Roast and grilled meat are the Leverano disciplinare's stated pairings for the rosso. Falciato's soft spice and cocoa notes bridge to char and caramelised edges on grilled lamb, without the alcohol spike a 14.5% Primitivo brings to the barbecue.
Try with: Lamb chops · Rack of lamb · Lamb Kebab · More pairings →
Chilli amplifies alcohol and bitterness: against real heat the 12.5% warmth and Negroamaro's amaro twist turn harsh and the plush chocolatey fruit reads jammy. Keep Falciato away from Sichuan fire and hot Indian gravies.
Skip with: Crispy chilli beef · Szechuan beef · Lamb bhuna · Tandoori lamb chops · Pairing guide →
No Leverano rosso carries an ageing mandate and Laithwaites lists a 31 December 2029 drink-by date for the 2025, so treat Falciato as a wine to enjoy, not to store.
Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.
A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.
No ageing mandate in the Leverano disciplinare and a retailer drink-by of end 2029: released young, buy to drink, not to lay down.
A style read drawn from the grape and the appellation, not from this exact bottle. We mark these notes openly so you know what you are reading.
Confidence · MediumFrom the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.
Confidence · HighOur reading of the price, drawn from the disciplinare, public UK duty rates, and typical landed-cost benchmarks. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.
Confidence · MediumStyle guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.
Confidence · MediumThe producer is not named: Falciato is an own-label Leverano DOC red bottled for Laithwaites, part of Direct Wines. The fruit comes from the small Leverano zone in Salento, where most of the appellation's Negroamaro is farmed by the village cooperative Vecchia Torre, founded in 1959, and the Conti Zecca estate; the label does not disclose which cellar supplied this parcel.
Laithwaites lists Falciato as a red blend without publishing the recipe. Leverano DOC rules require at least 50% Negroamaro in every rosso, with Malvasia Nera di Lecce, Montepulciano and Sangiovese permitted alongside, so Negroamaro leads whatever the exact mix.
Dark cherry and plum with light spice and a chocolatey edge, medium to full bodied and silky at 12.5% ABV. Expect the gentle bitter twist on the finish that marks Negroamaro; tannin stays soft throughout.
Roast beef or lamb, hearty ragù and aged cheeses are the retailer's own matches, and they track the Leverano disciplinare's classic pairings of meat-led pasta, roast or grilled meat and medium-aged cheese. Avoid fierce chilli heat, which clashes with the wine's warmth and bitter edge.
Drink it between now and the end of 2029, the drink-by date Laithwaites lists for the 2025. Leverano rosso carries no ageing mandate and is released young; the generous, evenly ripened 2025 Salento harvest made ripe wine that is ready from day one.
You are paying for UK exclusivity as much as for the liquid: benchmark Leverano DOC rosso retails around 6 to 9 euros in Italy but almost never reaches Britain. Judged as a plush, soft southern red on a UK shelf, it competes with mid-priced Primitivo and Salice Salentino rather than supermarket Puglia IGT.
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