Top 100 red wines of Salento
Discover the top 100 best red wines of Salento of Salento as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Salento and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Salento
Heel of the Italian boot, sunny and generous vineyard. Fleshy reds: signature Negroamaro ("black-bitter") deep and sturdy, notes of black cherry, plum, spices and a characteristic bitter finish, star in Salice Salentino DOC. Opulent jammy Primitivo di Manduria (= Zinfandel) with notes of black fruits, chocolate and raisin. Supple Malvasia Nera.
Juicy rosés with red fruits. Hot Mediterranean climate, red clay soils. Sun-drenched wines for immediate pleasure.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot
Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.
Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Salento
red wines from the region of Salento go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of seven o'clock leg of lamb, vegetarian lasagna or lebanese lamb meatball.
