From the first sip, you scramble for the shade of a leafy olive tree to shield you from the broiling Salento sun, packed aplenty into the Antica Masseria del Sigillo 2016 Primitivo di Manduria Antico Sigillo. With its robust personality, there's no mistaking this wine from anywhere but the southernmost reaches of Italy's heel. It is a ripe, almost jammy red wine whose stout bouquet fires salvos of cherry confit and blackberry marmalade with penetrating, super rich fruit. The mouthfeel is soft and succulent, while the alcohol is recorded at 14.5%, and it is no doubt all of that. Buttress this wine with a sturdy pasta ragù.