IGT Red

Il Carretto IGT Rosso di Puglia

Pasqua Vigneti e Cantine
Grape
Sangiovese
Denomination
Puglia IGT
Region
Puglia
ABV
12%
Drink
Now to 2027

Pasqua's everyday Puglia red is 100% Sangiovese from Italy's warm south, aged six months in steel and never oak. Expect ripe cherry and blackberry, soft tannin and a rounded, juicy finish. A midweek bottle for ragu, lasagne or grilled lamb.

Price
£10.25

2024 · Case of 6, £61.50 for the case · checked 27 Oct · Delivery £12.50, free from £150

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Where to buy Il Carretto IGT Rosso di Puglia

£10.25 price · 1 retailer in stock · checked 27 Oct 2026

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Corney & Barrow Best price 2024 · Case of 6 · £61.50 for the case · checked 27 Oct · Delivery £12.50, free from £150
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Tasting Notes

What Pasqua's Puglia Sangiovese tastes like

Il Carretto spends six months in steel, not oak, so the fruit arrives clean. What follows is what we find in the glass, read against Pasqua's own tasting sheet.

Tasted by
ItalianWines editorial
Tasted on
31 August 2026
Vintage in glass
2024
Source
Drinker consensus · confidence Medium
Typical of Sangiovese
Body Light / Full
Tannins Smooth / Grippy
Sweetness Dry / Sweet
Acidity Soft / Crisp
Nose

Ripe cherry leads, with the darker edge of blackberry behind it. Pasqua presses the skins gently, so the wine takes colour and fruit without the bitter grip hard pressing brings. A herbal lift sits over the fruit. There is no oak smell here, because there is no oak.

BlackberryBlackberry
CherryCherry
PlumPlum
StrawberryStrawberry
Black pepperBlack pepper
LiquoriceLiquorice
Palate

The tannin is low and rounded, with none of the Tuscan bite Sangiovese can have. Pasqua leaves a little sugar in, about six grams a litre, and that is why it tastes softer than a dry red usually does. Red cherry runs into plum and blackberry. There is still enough acidity to stop it feeling heavy, which matters in a place this hot.

Finish

Velvety and long, as Pasqua itself says: soft, warm and clean. Nothing grips or dries your mouth on the way out.

Overall

A well-liked everyday red, built to be poured, not studied. Drink it in the next two years, next to a ragu. Some drinkers find oak in it, but Pasqua uses steel only, so what they taste is ripe fruit.

Drink now Best by 2027
Live UK pricing

What UK merchants ask for Il Carretto

Pasqua makes these Puglian wines to a UK merchant's brief, so the same wine turns up on more than one shop's own list. Expect one narrow price band near 10 pounds, not the spread a famous name attracts.

Best price · 75 cl · 2024 £10.25 at Corney & Barrow
Price spread · 75cl No offer Across 0 UK retailers with 75cl in stock
Retailers · 75cl 0UK 0 in stock
Vintages live 2024 Current release: 2024
Last checked 27 Oct 2026 Refreshed once every 24 hours
Other vintages and formats: 1 price line

Case of 6 · 2024: £10.25 per bottle, 1 UK retailer

Wine fit score

How Il Carretto scores on the Italian Wine Fit Score

The scores below judge Il Carretto against what it sets out to be: an easy midweek red rather than a cellar bottle.

Best everyday bottle 8.8/10

Around 10 pounds, screwcap, 12% alcohol and no need to decant: this is a bottle built for a Tuesday.

Best intro to this style 8.5/10

Soft tannin, ripe fruit and a hint of sweetness make it an easy first Italian red, though it shows southern Sangiovese rather than the sharper Tuscan style.

Best with food 7.8/10

Low tannin and steady acidity make it easy next to tomato sauces and grilled meat, though the trace of sweetness limits it against bitter greens.

Best value 6.2/10

At around 10 pounds it sits mid-band for a Puglia IGT red, a well-liked everyday bottle rather than a special one, so it earns its price rather than beating it.

Best for an occasion 2.8/10

A merchant-label Puglia IGT at around 10 pounds carries no prestige signal, so it pours well at a family dinner but not at a celebration.

Best for cellar 2.2/10

Puglia IGT sets no ageing rule, and six months in steel at 12% alcohol with soft tannin leaves nothing to build on.

Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our Wine Fit Score methodology.

Denomination Compliance Snapshot

Puglia in five fields

A compact view of what the Puglia denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.

Allowed grapes
57 varieties listed
This bottle: Sangiovese.
Minimum ageing
Recorded by producer
Disciplinare ageing rule not yet recorded.
Region / area
Bari · Barletta-Andria-Trani · Brindisi · Foggia · Lecce · Taranto
Source: Disciplinare.
Style
IGT · Puglia
Classification
IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica)
What that means →
Vintages

The 2024 growing year in Puglia

Puglia's 2024 was hot and short of rain. Growers irrigated to keep the vines moving and picked about two weeks earlier than 2023. Dry heat kept mildew away, so the fruit came in clean.

2024 Current release
Best price
£10.25 a bottle, by the case of 6
Retailers
1 in stock
ABV
12.0%
Window
Drink now through 2027

Puglia's 2024 was hot and short of rain, so growers irrigated and picked about two weeks earlier than 2023. The dry heat kept mildew away and the fruit came in clean. Expect ripe, soft flavours rather than a tense year.

2024 Current release
Best price
£10.25 a bottle, by the case of 6
Retailers
1 in stock
ABV
12.0%
Window
Drink now through 2027

Puglia's 2024 was hot and short of rain, so growers irrigated and picked about two weeks earlier than 2023. The dry heat kept mildew away and the fruit came in clean. Expect ripe, soft flavours rather than a tense year.

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 disciplinare, the place, the label

Sangiovese in Puglia, and what Puglia IGT allows

Puglia IGT covers six provinces, from Foggia down to Lecce, and lists Sangiovese among its permitted grapes. It lets growers crop 26 tonnes a hectare, more than three times the Chianti Classico limit.

01

DOC, DOCG, IGT: what the badges mean

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.

02

The denomination rules, in detail

  • Allowed grapes. 57 varieties listed in the disciplinare
  • Yield ceiling. 26.0 tonnes per hectare
  • Tasting panel. No mandatory pre-release tasting
03

Region and area context

Puglia IGT is the region-wide label, so the grapes can come from anywhere in Puglia.

The zone the estate stands in The producer

Made at Pasqua Vigneti e Cantine, Verona. Directions

04

Reading the label

  • Pasqua Vigneti e CantineProducer / estate
  • SangioveseGrape varieties
  • Puglia IGTGeographic indication and quality tier
  • 2024Vintage (year of harvest)
  • 12.0% volAlcohol by volume
05

What sits behind the price of Il Carretto IGT Rosso di Puglia

Tracked from
£10.25
Direction
Mostly cost down
Drivers
2 up / 4 down
Main factor
Puglia IGT lets growers crop 26 tonnes a hectare
  1. 01

    Puglia IGT lets growers crop 26 tonnes a hectare

    Cost down

    The Puglia IGT rules cap the crop at 26 tonnes a hectare, more than three times the 7.5 tonnes Chianti Classico allows. More fruit per row is the single biggest reason this Sangiovese lands near 10 pounds.

  2. 02

    Six months in steel, so no barrels to buy or fill

    Cost down

    Pasqua's own sheet puts the wine in steel for six months. There is no barrel to buy, no cellar time beyond half a year, and the bottle is on sale within a year of picking.

  3. 03

    Made to a UK merchant's brief, not sold under Pasqua's own name

    Cost down

    Pasqua produces these Puglian wines especially for Jeroboams, and Corney & Barrow sells Il Carretto as its own exclusive. A wine made to a merchant's brief skips the brand marketing a named cuvee has to pay for.

  4. 04

    UK alcohol duty and VAT on a 10.25 pound bottle

    Cost up

    A still wine at 12% pays about 2.67 pounds of duty a bottle at 2026 rates, and VAT takes another 1.71 pounds of the 10.25 asked. Over 4 pounds of the shelf price never reaches the wine.

  5. 05

    Hot, flat Puglian vineyards are cheap to farm

    Cost down

    The fruit comes from the plains of Italy's far south. Growers there work by machine, and 2024's dry, disease-free summer meant less spraying than a damp northern year needs.

  6. 06

    Shipping glass from Verona to a UK warehouse

    Cost up

    Pasqua bottles near Verona and ships to UK merchants. Corney & Barrow only drops its delivery charge above 150 pounds, which is about 15 bottles of Il Carretto.

01

Puglia IGT lets growers crop 26 tonnes a hectare

Cost down

The Puglia IGT rules cap the crop at 26 tonnes a hectare, more than three times the 7.5 tonnes Chianti Classico allows. More fruit per row is the single biggest reason this Sangiovese lands near 10 pounds.

Perfect Pairings

Dishes that go with this wine

Tandoori lamb chops, plated

Tandoori lamb chops
Pizza Margherita, plated

Pizza Margherita
Torta Della Nonna on stoneware bowl with Almond, Butter, Custard

Torta Della Nonna
Food Pairing

Soft tannin and ripe fruit: what to eat with Il Carretto

Pasqua points the wine at rich pasta, grilled swordfish and grilled red meat. Drinkers reach for beef, lamb and pasta on their own, which is the same answer arriving from the other end.

Acidity matching Strong match

Tomato-led pasta and pizza

Tomato brings sharp acidity, and a wine with less acidity than the plate tastes flat beside it. Il Carretto holds enough to sit level with a long-cooked sauce. Its tannin is too low to turn metallic against the tomato, which is what happens with a firmer red.

Try with: Ragu alla bolognese · Lasagna · Pizza Margherita · Pasta arrabbiata · More pairings →

Fat cutting Strong match

Lamb and beef off the grill

Pasqua sends this wine at grilled red meat, and the reason is fat. Charred fat coats your tongue, and the wine's acidity clears it between bites. Drinkers land on beef and lamb on their own, without being told.

Try with: Lamb chops · Ribeye steak · Rack of lamb · Sirloin steak · More pairings →

Aromatic bridge Good match

Grilled swordfish, the match Pasqua names

A red with fish sounds wrong until you meet swordfish. It is dense and meaty, and the char off the grill answers the wine's ripe dark fruit. Serve the bottle at 16C, as Pasqua asks, so it stays fresh against the plate.

Try with: Pesce spada alla Siciliana · Pasta alla Norma · Sfincione, Sicilian Pizza · More pairings →

Salt balance Good match

Salty bread and hard sheep's cheese

Salt makes fruit taste sweeter and tannin taste softer. On a wine already soft and a touch sweet, that turns a cheese and bread plate into easy drinking. Puglia's own oily, salty focaccia is the closest thing to a home match.

Try with: Focaccia Barese · Pecorino sardo e pan carasau · Frittata di maccheroni · More pairings →

Body matching Good match

Roast pork and porchetta

At 12% alcohol this is a light red, so it needs meat that is rich but not heavy. Roast pork sits exactly there. The wine's ripe fruit picks up the herbs and fennel in a porchetta without fighting them.

Try with: Porchetta · Roast pork · Pulled pork · More pairings →

Avoid Clash

Bitter greens and raw shellfish

The sugar left in this wine turns hard against bitterness, so Puglia's own orecchiette with cime di rapa is the local dish it fights. Raw shellfish is the other miss, because soft red fruit makes oysters taste tinny. Pour a crisp dry white instead, such as Verdeca or Fiano.

Skip with: Orecchiette con cime di rapa · Apulian Orecchiette with Broccoli Rabe · Oysters · Sashimi · Nigiri Sushi · Pairing guide →

Drinking + cellar

Il Carretto is a drink-now bottle, not a keeper

Six months in steel and 12% alcohol build a wine for the next two years. Pasqua's cellaring bottles are its Amarone and its Valpolicella Ripasso, not this one.

Drinking window
2025 → 2027

Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.

Decanting
1 hour

A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.

Serving temperature
16-18°C

Aim for the cooler end on a warm day; warmer end opens up more aromatics.

Cellar potential
Low

Puglia IGT sets no ageing rule, and six months in steel at 12% alcohol with soft tannin leaves nothing to build on.

Buy now or wait?
Buy now

£10.25 for a 75cl bottle of the 2024, sold by the case of 6, at Corney & Barrow, is the best price we track, and we have no signal of further discounting.

Sources & trust

Sources behind this Il Carretto page

Prices & stock

Read directly from each retailer’s public product page once a day. Last refresh: 27 Oct 2026, 03:34 BST. We do not hold stock and we do not accept payment for placement.

Confidence · High
Tasting notes

Drawn 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 3.6 out of 5 from 5,357 ratings on Vivino.

Confidence · Medium
Appellation rules & ageing

From the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.

Confidence · High
Why it costs what it costs

Our 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 · Medium
Drink window & cellar potential

Style guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.

Confidence · Medium
Related

Sangiovese, Puglia and Pasqua: where this bottle connects

Producer
Pasqua Vigneti e Cantine Veneto
Grapes
Sangiovese
Denomination
Puglia IGT
Region
Puglia Region guide
Cuisine
Italian Cuisine 2 dishes paired Indian Cuisine 1 dishes paired

Common Questions

It is 100% Sangiovese. Pasqua's own technical sheet lists no other grape, even though one UK merchant labels it a Sangiovese blend. The grape is better known in Tuscany, but it ripens softer and rounder in Puglia's heat.

No. Pasqua ages it six months in steel tanks, so no barrel flavour reaches the glass. Some drinkers still write about oak and vanilla, and what they are picking up is very ripe fruit and a little leftover sugar.

Ripe cherry and blackberry, soft tannin and a rounded finish. Pasqua leaves about six grams of sugar a litre in the wine, so it tastes softer than most dry reds. At 12% alcohol it is lighter than the Primitivo Puglia is famous for.

Tomato-led pasta, pizza and grilled red meat. Pasqua also points it at grilled swordfish, which works because the fish is dense and the char meets the wine's dark fruit. Skip bitter greens such as cime di rapa, which turn hard against the wine's sweetness.

Drink it by about 2027. The 2024 was picked in a hot, dry Puglian summer and bottled after six months in steel, so it is made to be poured young. Nothing in it is built to improve in a cellar.

Corney & Barrow and Hic! Wines both sell the 2024, by the bottle or by the six. The price table on this page shows what each shop is asking today.

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