This is a cheerful rosé from the deep south of Italy that opens to a bright pink-raspberry color. The 2016 Negroamaro Rosato is a distinct wine that boasts high individuality. The bouquet is almost savory in character with wild sage, dried fruit and cherry cola. This is a robust and medium-bodied rosato that stands a notch higher in terms of intensity next to many of its peers. Wow, this is excellent value.

The Cantele 2015 Negroamaro Rosato is a crisp and steady wine that offers a pleasant stream of wild berry and pink flower aromas. The mouthfeel is layered and creamy with abundant fruit offered along the way. Hints of blanched almond and natural rubber add just the right level of depth to what is fundamentally an easy-drinking Rosato to pair with red shrimp or fried calamari.

Cantele's 2014 Negroamaro Rosato opens to a bright raspberry color with pretty notes of wild berry, cranberry and cassis to follow. This rosé ultimately delivers more to the palate thanks to its zesty, citrus flavors of pink grapefruit and tropical fruit. It also shows a better sense of dimension and weight in the mouth than you may expect. It remains a light-bodied wine, but it shows good character and length overall.

This Negroamaro-based rose from the south of Italy boasts a bright pink color with ruby hues and aromas of white cherry, raspberry, cranberry and pink rose. In fact, pretty floral aromas do a nice job of filling in the back.——M.L.(3/1/2011)—— 86