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A Laithwaites label named after its winemaker, Leonardo Palumbo. Equal thirds Nero di Troia, Negroamaro and Primitivo: soft, juicy cherry, plum and sweet spice. Drink young, with something grilled, at £15 or £12 by the dozen.
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Laithwaites' sheet promises cherry and damson fruit with sweet spices. The Tre Terzi recipe adds Nero di Troia's violet and pepper on top. Low tannin, 12.5%, made to drink young.
Ripe cherry, plum and damson lead, the fruit Laithwaites' own sheet lists. Nero di Troia adds the violet and gentle black pepper it is known for, and there is a sweet-spice edge rather than any oak.
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SpicySoft, juicy and medium to full bodied at 12.5%. The merchant's 2024 sheet says low tannins. The equal-thirds Tre Terzi recipe explains the shape: Negroamaro gives colour and dark plum, Primitivo richness, Nero di Troia freshness and pepper.
The sheet promises a long finish for the price band: sweet spice and juicy dark fruit rather than grip or oak.
An own-label carrying its winemaker's name on the front, built for early drinking. Open it before the end of 2028, lightly cool, with something grilled. Sound at £15, good at £12 in a mixed dozen.
Palumbo Puglia is a Laithwaites exclusive. The 2025 is £15 a bottle on its own, £12 a bottle in any mixed dozen, and the 2024 is currently sold out. Delivery is free from 12 bottles.
A beginner-friendly, weeknight red at £12 to £15 with a printed drink-by date. The scores below say the same thing in numbers.
Soft, ripe and 12.5%: an ideal first Italian red, with three native Puglian grapes to learn in one glass.
At £12 a bottle in a mixed dozen with free delivery, it is priced and styled as a weeknight pour.
Low tannin and juicy fruit take it across grills, pizza, pasta and casseroles without a clash; only fierce heat and delicate fish sit outside its range.
Fair at £15, good at the £12 mixed-dozen price: everyday money for a blend that Laithwaites credits to the head winemaker of a respected Castel del Monte estate.
A relaxed barbecue red rather than a statement bottle; for a milestone dinner the same money buys nothing famous, so spend more instead.
The merchant prints a drink-by date of end 2028 on the label listing; this is built for the table, not the cellar.
Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our Wine Fit Score methodology.
A compact view of what the Puglia denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.
Both current vintages are 12.5% and both carry the merchant's own drink-by date of end 2028. The 2024 sheet reads a touch lighter, medium bodied with low tannins; the 2025 sits medium to full.
The current release, listed medium to full bodied. The merchant prints a drink-by date of 31 December 2028: buy it to drink, not to keep.
A touch lighter than the 2025 on the merchant's own sheet: medium bodied, low tannins, cherry and damson. Same drink-by date, end of 2028.
The current release, listed medium to full bodied. The merchant prints a drink-by date of 31 December 2028: buy it to drink, not to keep.
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.
The IGT covers the whole region and leaves blending free. Palumbo uses that freedom for its equal-thirds Tre Terzi recipe, three native grapes grown in Italy's warm heel.
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.
Puglia 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.
Puglia falls within Puglia, covering Bari · Barletta-Andria-Trani · Brindisi · Foggia · Lecce · Taranto.
Laithwaites commissions the wine and sells it direct, so no estate brand premium reaches the price; the label exists only in its shops.
Nero di Troia, Negroamaro and Primitivo all ripen generously in Puglia's heat, and plentiful ripe fruit keeps the raw-material cost low.
Laithwaites names Leonardo Palumbo of Torrevento, the Castel del Monte estate, as the maker; his name on the label is part of what you buy.
Duty of £2.67 plus £2.50 of VAT makes £5.17 of the £15 price, about a third (2026 rates).
Laithwaites' mixed-dozen price cuts 20% off, to £12: the club model prices for case buyers, not single bottles.
Dishes that go with this wine
The merchant's own advice is grilled meat or a hearty casserole; its US arm adds sausages, tomato-sauced pasta and bitter greens like chicory. Soft tannin makes this an easy wine at the table.
This is the merchant's own first suggestion, and the structure agrees. Medium-to-full juicy fruit stands up to char and smoke, while the low tannin never turns bitter against a crusty sear.
Try with: BBQ ribs · Lamb chops · Sunday Roast Beef · More pairings →
Laithwaites' US arm points this wine at pasta in red sauce. The fresh edge Nero di Troia keeps in the blend matches tomato acidity instead of fighting it, and the ripe fruit handles the sweetness of a long-cooked sauce.
Try with: Ragu alla bolognese · Pizza Margherita · Pizza Marinara · More pairings →
The merchant lists bitter greens like chicory and kale among its matches. Negroamaro carries a faint pleasant bitterness of its own, so the wine and the greens echo each other the way they do at a Puglian table.
Try with: Apulian Orecchiette with Broccoli Rabe · Orecchiette con cime di rapa · More pairings →
Juicy acidity and ripe damson fruit rinse rich pork fat and bean stews off the palate. The merchant's own sheet suggests a hearty casserole, meat or veggie.
Try with: Beef stew · Steak and Kidney Pie
Soft tannin copes with mild spice, but hot chilli makes the ripe fruit taste jammy and the 12.5% alcohol feel hot. Delicate white fish simply disappears under this much dark fruit.
Skip with: Vindaloo · Szechuan beef · Sushi · Grilled sea bass · Pairing guide →
Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.
The merchant prints a drink-by date of end 2028 on the label listing; this is built for the table, not the cellar.
£15.00 is the lowest tracked offer for the current vintage and we have no signal of further discounting.
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Confidence · HighA 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 · MediumIt is a Laithwaites exclusive, named after its winemaker. Laithwaites names Leonardo Palumbo as head winemaker of Torrevento, a respected estate at Castel del Monte in northern Puglia. You will not find a Palumbo winery: the name on the label is the man, not an estate.
Equal thirds of three Puglian grapes: Nero di Troia, Negroamaro and Primitivo. Laithwaites says the winemaker calls the recipe Tre Terzi, three thirds. Nero di Troia brings violet and pepper, Negroamaro colour and dark plum, Primitivo richness.
No. The merchant prints a drink-by date of 31 December 2028 on both current vintages. This is a soft, fruity red made for drinking young, not for keeping.
Grilled and barbecued meat first, which is the merchant's own advice. It also suits sausages, tomato-sauced pasta, pizza and Puglia's orecchiette with bitter greens. Serve it just below room temperature.
At £15 a bottle it is fair; at £12 each in a mixed dozen it is good. You are paying everyday-wine money for a blend that Laithwaites credits to the head winemaker of a respected Castel del Monte estate.
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