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Nero di Troia, Carpentiere Carpentierie
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Pairings
We would pair this wine with cacio e pepe, legume or bean soup, sweet and sour lamb and medium-aged cheeses.
Regional Recipe
Winemaker Notes
Cantine Carpenterie is found within the Alta Murgia national park in Puglia at an altitude of 450 meters, where they cultivate their vines on the hills extending out in front of an old castle.
Calcareous and pebbly soils gives their wines a freshness and minerality, and the microclimate with strong temperature variations between day and night preserves the acidic components of the grapes, giving the wines, like this Nero di Troia 2018, balance, structure and good aging capacity.
I will never forget the time I first tried this Nero di Troia 2018 wine. It was unlike any other wine I had ever had. Immediately my mind tried to find a resemblance with another wine. It was kind of like a Pinot Noir, but more floral. Then I stopped, realizing how silly it was to try to make it taste like a familiar grape. It was Nero di Troia, such a unique grape which radiated with roses and bitter honey.
Pietra dei Lupi is the name of the walls commonly found in Puglia which were designed to protect the animals from the wolves and predators, made only from local stone. This is a zone that you'll want to see for the magical trulli, and if you are in the zone, Castel del Monte is a unique and mystical octagonal castle, just minutes down the road from Luigi.
The Story
At Cantine Carpentiere, brothers Luigi and Vincenzo Carpentiere make wines that feel like the Alta Murgia landscape itself — tough limestone ridges, wide skies, and deep roots. “Pietra dei Lupi” takes its name from the old dry-stone walls (jazzi) that shepherds built to protect their flocks — walls that still stand among these vineyards, guarding vines planted to Nero di Troia. Here, farming is framed by history and by the land’s rhythms. Grapes are hand-harvested, fermented slowly, and aged in large barrels to preserve purity of expression. This isn’t a wine made to chase trends. It’s a land-based wine that carries the altitude, calcareous soils, and warm Puglian days in its structure. We find Pietra dei Lupi compelling because the Carpentiere brothers have chosen to honor indigenous Nero di Troia and the stories embedded in their terrain. This was one of the first real stand out reds that caught our attention at Rimessa Roscioli and one that was appreciated for its enjoyment and pleasure by our guests.
