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Masseria Borgo dei Trulli
The Primitivo from Masseria Borgo dei Trulli's Classic range, grown in low-yield vineyards in the province of Taranto. Black cherry, prune and white pepper, with soft but firm tannins. It rests in steel tanks, not oak.
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In the glass it is an intense ruby red, and Masseria Borgo dei Trulli calls this Classic-range Primitivo elegant as well as full-bodied.
Black cherry and prune lead, with spice and white pepper. The fruit is Primitivo picked by hand at the end of August, from low-yield vineyards in the province of Taranto.
Black cherry
Blackberry
Cherry
Plum
PruneFull-bodied and velvety, with soft but firm tannins and 14% alcohol. The grapes are taken off their stems but not crushed, and the juice is worked gently over the skins for soft tannins. The wine then rests in steel tanks, not oak barrels.
The finish is long and lingering, as Masseria Borgo dei Trulli describes it.
A full-bodied, fruit-first Primitivo from the Classic range of Masseria Borgo dei Trulli, to drink by the end of 2026. Drinkers rate it well and most often pick out plum and blackberry.
One shop on this page sells the 2023, at about £15 a bottle, so there is no price to compare here. At the estate's own shop, this Classic-range Primitivo costs less than any of its Primitivo di Manduria wines.
Best intro to this style and Best everyday bottle lead its scores. It is a soft, fruit-led Primitivo at about £15, picked by hand in the province of Taranto.
Ripe black cherry and prune fruit, a velvety feel and soft but firm tannins make it an easy way into Primitivo.
At about £15, with soft tannins and plenty of fruit, it suits a weeknight pizza or a bowl of pasta with ragù.
At about £15 it costs less than the typical Salento Primitivo in UK shops. That buys hand-picked grapes from low-yield vineyards in the province of Taranto, but no oak ageing.
Full-bodied, with soft but firm tannins and 14% alcohol, it suits rich, savoury food: pizza, pasta with a meat sauce, lamb and mature cheese. Hot chilli is the clash to avoid.
It is the Primitivo of the estate's Classic range, and at the cellar door it costs less than any of its Primitivo di Manduria wines. It is a red for a casual dinner rather than a celebration.
A Salento IGP from the estate's Classic range, aged in steel rather than oak. We would drink the 2023 by the end of 2026 rather than keep it.
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.
Only the 2023 is on sale here, and the producer's sheet gives this Primitivo 14% alcohol.
The 2023 is the vintage on sale here, and drinkers score it close to this wine's other recent years. We would drink it by the end of 2026, while the black cherry and prune fruit is fresh.
The 2023 is the vintage on sale here, and drinkers score it close to this wine's other recent years. We would drink it by the end of 2026, while the black cherry and prune fruit is fresh.
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.
Masseria Borgo dei Trulli makes its wine at Maruggio, in the heart of the Primitivo di Manduria area. The old farmhouse has been restored with its original materials, beside a modern winery. Winemaker Alessandro Michelon, who has worked all over Italy, found in Puglia the ideal place for his project.
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.
Winery
SP130, Loc. Roselle, SN, Maruggio
Wine area
Producer: Masseria Borgo dei Trulli, SP130, Loc. Roselle, SN, Maruggio. Directions
This Primitivo is picked by hand at the end of August, from low-yield vineyards in the province of Taranto. Hand picking takes more workers than a machine.
The vines average 15 to 25 years old, trained on wires, and give about 2.3 kg of grapes each. That is more than twice the 1 kg or so per vine from the bush vines, averaging 60 years, behind the estate's Saracena, so the fruit costs less per bottle.
After fermentation the wine rests in steel tanks kept at 18°C. The estate's Mirea spends 10 months in French oak barrels; this wine skips that cost.
At the cellar door this Classic-range wine costs less than any of the estate's Primitivo di Manduria wines. It carries the Salento IGP label rather than the Primitivo di Manduria DOP.
Of a £14.99 bottle, about £5.71 is tax: £3.22 of duty on a 14% wine at £30.62 per litre of pure alcohol, and £2.50 of VAT.
Masseria Borgo dei Trulli suggests pizza, pasta with a meat sauce, lamb and mature cheeses. A full-bodied Primitivo with soft but firm tannins has the weight for all four. Keep it away from hot chilli, which the 14% alcohol makes burn more.
This full-bodied Salento Primitivo has the weight for a rich meat ragù, so neither the wine nor the sauce takes over. Its soft but firm tannins grip the meat without drying the mouth.
Try with: Ragu alla bolognese · Lasagna · Agnello Ragu Lucano · More pairings →
The fat in lamb softens the firm side of this Primitivo's tannins. In return, the wine's black cherry fruit stands up to the rich meat.
Try with: Leg of lamb · Rack of lamb · Lamb chops · More pairings →
The firm tannins of this Salento Primitivo clean melted mozzarella from the mouth. Its ripe black cherry fruit stands up to the tomato.
Try with: Pizza Margherita · Pizza Romana · Pizza Fritta · More pairings →
Salt in a mature cheese softens the tannin and makes this Primitivo taste rounder and fruitier. A hard Pecorino or a strong Cheddar works well.
Try with: Strong cheddar cheese · Pecorino sardo e pan carasau · Cheese board
Chilli heat makes a 14% Primitivo taste hotter and its tannins harsher. The alcohol also makes the burn last longer.
Skip with: Chicken jalfrezi · Crispy chilli beef · Jungle Curry · Pairing guide →
This is a red to drink, not to cellar. It ages in steel tanks, not oak barrels, and the producer gives no drinking window. We would open the 2023 by the end of 2026, while its fruit is fresh.
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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.
A Salento IGP from the estate's Classic range, aged in steel rather than oak. We would drink the 2023 by the end of 2026 rather than keep it.
£14.99 for a 75cl bottle of the 2023, at Cellier, 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, 05:49 BST. We do not hold stock and we do not accept payment for placement.
Confidence · HighDrawn from what drinkers consistently report on Vivino, summarised in our own words. A crowd read across many tasters, not a single critic. Drinkers score it 3.8 out of 5 from 6,221 ratings on Vivino.
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 · MediumThe drinking years for the main offer apply to its 2023 vintage. Treat them as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.
Confidence · MediumIt is a full-bodied red with black cherry, prune, spice and white pepper. The palate is velvety, with soft but firm tannins and a long, lingering finish. Drinkers most often pick out plum and blackberry.
No, the producer's technical sheet says it rests in steel tanks at 18°C after fermentation. The estate's oak-aged Primitivos are other wines, such as Saracena and Mirea.
It is made at Masseria Borgo dei Trulli in Maruggio, in the province of Taranto in Puglia. The grapes come from low-yield vineyards in the same province, and the wine is labelled Salento IGP.
Pizza, pasta with a meat sauce, lamb and mature cheeses all suit it, and these are the producer's own suggestions. Avoid hot chilli, which makes a 14% red taste hotter.
One shop on this page sells the 2023, at about £15 a bottle, so there is no price to compare here. That is less than the typical Salento Primitivo costs in UK shops.
Drink it now and by the end of 2026. It is a young, steel-aged red, at its best while the black cherry and prune fruit is fresh.
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