{"product_id":"2024-amativo-cantele","title":"2024 Amativo, Cantele","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOpulent, dark-fruited and wonderfully inviting, Amativo wraps the warmth of southern Italy in layers of blackberry, ripe cherry and fig preserve. Rose and violet lend a fragrant lift, while vanilla, cocoa and a touch of caramel weave through the fruit. As it opens, hints of clove, black pepper and balsamic herbs bring a savoury dimension, giving this generous red an appealing complexity beneath its sumptuous first impression.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe palate is full-bodied and enveloping, with a creamy texture and ripe, polished tannins that give the fruit a luxurious feel. Primitivo provides the richness and roundness, while Negroamaro adds structure and a gently bitter, savoury counterpoint. Fresh acidity keeps the flavours moving towards a lingering finish of dark berries, toasted oak and spice. This is a bottle for leisurely dinners and proper comfort food, immediately rewarding with a little air, yet with the substance to develop further complexity over the coming years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor when: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe evening is drawing in, the ragù has been simmering for hours, and nobody is in a hurry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePairs with: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSlow-braised beef cheeks, pappardelle with wild boar ragù, rosemary-roasted lamb shoulder, grilled rib-eye steak, Puglian pork bombette stuffed with cheese, or mature pecorino.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmativo’s name combines “ama” from Negroamaro with “tivo” from Primitivo, neatly capturing the partnership at the heart of the wine. Conceived by Augusto Cantele and first produced in 1999, it brings two of Puglia’s defining grapes together, balancing Primitivo’s exuberant fruit with Negroamaro’s firmer, more savoury character.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wine Republic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54799804793217,"sku":null,"price":27.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0916\/0513\/9841\/files\/Amativo-Cantele-2.png?v=1780416795","url":"https:\/\/www.wine-republic.co.uk\/products\/2024-amativo-cantele","provider":"Wine Republic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}