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🍾 The Prestigious “The Enthusiast 100” Ranking

The “The Enthusiast 100: Our Top Wines of 2020” ranking is not a random result. It is the culmination of a year of intense work by the renowned American magazine, founded in 1979 near New York. The selection begins with an impressive total of **over 25,000 wines tasted** over 12 months by their authoritative contributors, ultimately declaring the 100 best wines in the world.

The Tasting Notes for Lirica 2017

The magazine’s well-known expert and tasting director, **Alexander Peartree**, awarded Lirica 2017 a remarkable **91 points**. His description perfectly captures the complexity and elegance of this Salento wine:

“Tilled earth, tobacco and peppery spice aromas are well-integrated into a rich core of cherry jam. The palate is full, round and juicy, showing well-defined succulent fruit jam flavors, and supported by a good acidity and a solid presence of polished tannins. Tobacco, earth and violet tones add depth, and then it concludes with a cherry-skin tone that persists on the finish.”

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💰 Lirica 2017: The Democratic Wine of Excellence

Despite ranking 89th overall, Lirica 2017 set an incredible record: it was the **least expensive wine** in the entire lot featured in this prestigious global selection.

• ⭐ **World-Class Quality at an Accessible Price:** This fact demonstrates that in Salento – particularly in the Manduria area – it is still possible to find wines of incredible, global-level quality at prices under €10.
• ⭐ **Best Value for Money:** Lirica Primitivo di Manduria was also included by Wine Enthusiast in their small guide to the best Italian red wines for 2020, once again proving to be the best in terms of **extraordinary quality-price ratio**.

The Lirica 2017 is a truly **democratic wine**, allowing everyone to enjoy the emotions and complexity that only one of the world’s Top 100 wines can offer. It is proof that excellence does not have to be prohibitive.