The top-shelf wine from Cosimo Taurino is the 2013 Negroamaro Patriglione. It is a classic expression of the grape from a somewhat cooler vintage that shows more emphasis on the earthy and herbal aromas mostly associated with this varietal. There is red and purple fruit at the back, but the wine's age has brought greater emphasis to licorice, rusty nail and toasted aniseed. Open this wine with a sliced steak salad with lots of virgin olive oil from Puglia's famous groves. There is a point of sour freshness on the close. Patriglione ages in barrique for one year. Some 35,000 bottles were made.